A new novella set in the Southern Tier region of upstate New York
AMISH GROCERY store sells local chemical-free sweet corn. I can tell you right now that the only pool table in town is unlevel. The pharmacy on the park advertises a candle scent of the month: Sunlit Autumn. I asked the girl behind the counter for details and that's how I found out that they double manufacturer's coupons. The best, maybe only, gossip in town. Mist coming up off the pond; have small player piano, used very little. BLIND MAN needs help with personal and business paperwork, 3-4 hours once a week, occasionally twice a week. Everything important to me can be expressed in this format. Extensive valley fog develops in the morning and clears by noon. IS YOUR LIFE affected by someone else's drinking problem?? This time of year the sun sets centered in the portal New York State Electric & Gas cut through the woods for the power lines and it shines right in my eyes. DECORATIVE PILLOWS. Reverse fawn leaping right; obverse young waitress seated, hand extended reaches left, touching candy bowl.
EGGS from the neighbor were $2.50 in the spring, now $4. The price of maple syrup up from $19.99 to $21.59 for a quart. Depending on where you are, it is either cloudy or mostly sunny at this time. I'm here, where only one signature is required for an uncontested divorce. JOIN THE LADIES for games of Mahjong. I know of three competing tombstone makers in the region: one that advertises on the evening news, another that sets up a booth at the county fair, and the third with business cards near the checkout at the liquor store. The county fair, by the way, is sponsored by a tremendously successful local yogurt company. COME SEE the prize-winners and ask me about raising angora rabbits for wool, although it doesn't seem profitable. And the pond froze.
Someone hit the gate at the end of the driveway and tore the post from the ground, left two crushed up beer cans on site, and flattened the grass with their all-weather radial tires. Next month's candle is Stargazing. WINTER HORSE BOARDING is $12 per day, an increase of two dollars from summer's price. Will not be responsible for accidents. WAITRESS tells me her thermometer read thirty-one degrees two consecutive mornings this week. WOMEN'S BOOTS, size 10, never worn in barn. A light dusting of snow could potentially accumulate on some grassy areas, on trees, and some roofs. Higher elevations may see a better chance for snow on the roads, but will melt shortly after sunrise.
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