drabble Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/drabble/ Trunkated tales, rumbling rhymes, and elephant art Mon, 09 Dec 2019 03:48:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/elephantsnever.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-winter-logo-2019-20.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 drabble Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/drabble/ 32 32 135387410 Weekly Weekend Washing Ritual https://elephantsnever.com/weekly-weekend-washing-ritual/ https://elephantsnever.com/weekly-weekend-washing-ritual/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2019 12:45:00 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=2335 by Frances Tate Check weather forecast. Cast skeptical eyes skyward. Flip a coin. Load washing machine. Finger hovers, nuclear nervous over the start button. Commit… door locks, water rushes. No going back now. Cycle completes. Dozens of socks and smalls damply dangle like chandelier pendants from two, one-hook carousels; the washing line equivalent of a cyclist’s quick-release wheel. I promote Read More

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