Quote of the Day
"…I looked over my shoulder…Then several things happened within
mere seconds, though I saw them in super slo-mo:
1. A man was standing right behind me. 2. He was holding a
basket. 3. The basket contained some lovely walnuts. 4. I shrieked, because he
was standing right behind me. 5. I dropped
my pan. 6. Snap peas shot out in all directions.
7. Some peas landed on his working boots. 8. I looked above the
boots. Jeans.
9. I looked above the jeans. Vintage Fugazi concert tee. Green
flannel shirt.
10. I looked above the flannel. Two weeks’ worth of shaggy blond
beard. Mmm.. Country hipster. 11. I looked above the beard. Lips.
12. I looked at the lips. 13. I looked at the lips. 14. I looked
at the lips. 15. COME ON. 16. I looked above the lips. 17. I was
glad I looked above the lips. 18. The eyes and the hair were a package
deal, the hair was falling across his eyes in a careless way that said “Hey, girl.
I’ve got peas on my shoes, but who cares, because I’ve got these eyes and this
hair, and it’s pretty fucking great.” 19. The hair was the color of
tabbouleh. 20. His eyes were the color of . . .
21. Pickles? 22. Green beans? 23. No. Broccoli that had been
steamed for exactly sixty seconds. Vibrant. Piercing.”
Nuts , Alice Clayton
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