The Sill of the World

dandelion The fountain looks like a dandelion in a fuzzy state. Instead of sending seeds into the wind, it releases soft white droplets. ...

derelict She drinks from a dirty glass and eats tongue between slices of old brown bread. disagreeable Music from the IRS hotline tinkl...

dramatic A small group of tourists stands at the curbside and shouts at a squirrel to get off the road. "Watch out! Cars are coming!...

edulcoration After it's rained, the clean smell of trees, earth, and evergreen shrubs. moppet Two smudgy handprints on the door at knee ...

administrators The administrators who help me out are kindly, good-humored and tolerant of my anxious queries; I'm grateful they don...