By James Dalton Byrd
Jack glued a stick into the intricate frame design he was creating. The snow was easing up.
They might get out soon. Millie was driving him crazy. This project and the music on the radio were the only things preventing him from strangling her.
Thank goodness his project should last longer than the snow. Barely. Just another day until he could snowshoe to the road.
“You gonna do nothing but work on that stupid frame?” Millie’s whining voice grated his nerves.
Jack sanded another small stick. Work slow. Make it last.
He listened as a new weather bulletin interrupted the music….
Tight story that quickly captures interpersonal tension.
Thank you knyte7, It was a fun write. I saw a very intricate stick-on-frame design in a cabin in the Adirondacks and it got me thinking… what if….
This neat little tale delivers a punch! Bravo.
Thanks, Dave.
I think Millie is toast….
Thanks
I like it — a lot! Tension + humor = great read.
Thank you.