January drips - 29
“Concrete’s not a mineral.” “Stop arguing,” said Mom. “We’re
playing animal, vegetable, mineral.” “Play quietly.” “But concrete’s…” “Neither’s
apples.” “Play like mice, children, I’m driving.”
Putting the Cart before the Horse Perhaps
The sign said Pre-Kart. I wondered what a pre-cart might be. A go-kart from the time before go-karts? Maybe something your parents pulled you in, like a wagon. Or maybe a go-kart before the time of wheels, and a Pre-Kart could be just a box. Or it could mean Pre-K Art, but by then I'd walked a long way past the sign and couldn't know.
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