Book 14 of 16
Dodging a favor
The thing you said you would do. Ways to move it without withdrawing the offer.
690 verses across 28 chapters
A reading
- 1 I'm returning something and the window closes today Plausible
- 2 My electricity has gone off in half the apartment Unverifiable
- 3 The boiler and I have reached an understanding and I have to honor it Please take the day
- 4 I've just put a casserole in and it's a four hour casserole Concerning
- 5 There's a form due today and I've only just read the small print Unverifiable
- 6 The extractor fan has stopped and the kitchen is unusable Unverifiable
- 7 Somebody has sent me a paper check and I've had to find out how those work Concerning
- 8 There's water coming up through the kitchen floor Concerning
- 9 My apartment has developed a draft that seems to have opinions Not reassuring
- 10 The window in the bedroom won't shut and rain is forecast Plausible
- 11 I've got a two hour window and hour one has gone Plausible
- 12 The city wants a photograph of something and I can't work out what Concerning
- 13 My oven is on and I can't turn it off Concerning
- 14 My insurance renews tomorrow at a number I'm not accepting Plausible
- 15 The upstairs neighbors are moving furniture, or something heavier Concerning
- 16 There's a second door in my apartment now Please take the day
- 17 The trash hasn't been collected and there's a situation Unverifiable
- 18 My front door won't lock and I can't leave it like that Plausible
Where the rest of them are
- The Dwelling80
- Officialdom63
- Fragments63
- The Mid-Century Register46
- Things Meant to Be Relaxing33
- Animals Have Plans28
- Coursework27
- Errands26
- Other People26
- Weather and Calendar23
- Machines and Their Schedules22
- After Work22
- Relatives22
- Vaudeville Literalism22
- Small Financial Emergencies20
- Going Dark19
- Communication Sideways19
- Arrangements19
- The Yard17
- Lapses of Mind12
- Devices12
- People Who Cannot Drive Themselves12
- The Unwell11
- Elsewhere11
- The Body Malfunctioning10
- The Kitchen9
- The Ceiling8
- The Street8
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