Book 14 of 16
Dodging a favor
The thing you said you would do. Ways to move it without withdrawing the offer.
684 verses across 28 chapters
A reading
- 1 I saw it, I meant to, and then the week ended Unverifiable
- 2 The ladder is at my brother's and my brother is away Unverifiable
- 3 Every time I go to do it something else has broken Concerning
- 4 I have to be somewhere and the somewhere keeps moving Not reassuring
- 5 My unread count went somewhere I couldn't follow Not reassuring
- 6 The store that has the part is closed until Thursday Plausible
- 7 I put my phone somewhere safe Concerning
- 8 I was in a dead zone that turned out to be my apartment Concerning
- 9 I read everything and answered all of it in my head Concerning
- 10 I need a dry day and there hasn't been one Concerning
- 11 I've been meaning to reply since a point I can no longer identify Concerning
- 12 The thing I need for it is in a place I can't get to today Unverifiable
- 13 I archived the thread and the thread archived me Not reassuring
- 14 I've been quoted a price that has changed my plans Unverifiable
- 15 I got as far as the shed and then reassessed Concerning
- 16 My back has opinions about that particular job Plausible
- 17 I opened the message and then something happened and here we are Concerning
- 18 The thread got long enough that replying became a project Concerning
Where the rest of them are
- The Dwelling80
- Officialdom63
- Fragments63
- The Mid-Century Register46
- Things Meant to Be Relaxing33
- Animals Have Plans28
- Errands26
- Other People26
- Weather and Calendar23
- Machines and Their Schedules22
- After Work22
- Relatives22
- Vaudeville Literalism22
- Coursework21
- 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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