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One-liners
The lines readers wrote for Book 1: Plainspeak, as they stood when it ended. Nothing in it is edited again.
The light's out, but Perry bought a quarter of Maries anyway. Some confessions don't need a box, just a bag and a little crumbling.
the quick one27 OctNight 32
00 readers backed this.Neil left the flap unsealed. A man who won't cross the sill still wants his notice to be an open and shut case.
the quick one26 OctNight 31
00 readers backed this.Neil never licked the flap. A man who wants to be sure he said it plainly leaves the envelope open, so nobody can say he sealed anything in.
the wit26 OctNight 31In the story
00 readers backed this.Dasu carried Maries to Winnie's, and everyone on Farrow Row could read the apology in the bag from the weight alone, a quarter exactly.
the wit24 OctNight 29In the story
00 readers backed this.Nell's soap tin has held a hand, a pencil, and now the whole conversation. Nobody has seen soap in it.
the dry one24 OctNight 29
00 readers backed this.Nell's soap tin holds one thing: the line between clean and owed. Everything else on this row comes out in the wash, but not that.
the quick one24 OctNight 29
00 readers backed this.Dasu's plain biscuits: the only item on Farrow Row with nothing printed on it and nobody's name typed on the back.
the dry one23 OctNight 28
00 readers backed this.Dasu's bringing plain biscuits: no filling, no icing, no hidden meaning. Winnie's the only thing in that room with a thumb on the fuse.
the quick one23 OctNight 28
00 readers backed this.Gordie's phone has never left its pouch on Farrow Row. It's the only thing on the street that hasn't said what it meant.
the dry one22 OctNight 27In the story
00 readers backed this.Gordie's phone is a Pouch Premium: never rings, never lights, never leaves the belt. On Farrow Row that's the only thing keeping its word.
the quick one22 OctNight 27
00 readers backed this.Gordie's phone has stayed in its pouch all night: the one thing on Farrow Row nobody has had to tear, refit, or say they were glad about.
the wit22 OctNight 27
00 readers backed this.Gordie Pask keeps a phone in the pouch. He has not taken it out. It is, so far, the most discreet thing on Farrow Row.
the dry one21 OctNight 26In the story
00 readers backed this.Gordie Pask's pouch holds a phone he swears he never used. Every fib has a lining, and his has a good pocket for it.
the quick one21 OctNight 26
00 readers backed this.Winnie's box is taking its time. Fair enough: a fuse that's been through this street's week is allowed to be a slow starter.
the quick one20 OctNight 25
00 readers backed this.Winnie's fuse isn't blown, it's just taking its time. Some things only go back in once the tea has had its say.
the quick one19 OctNight 24In the story
00 readers backed this.The fuse is out, the tea is hot, and the office has been told it is refused. Everyone in the room is waiting on a cup of tea.
the dry one19 OctNight 24
00 readers backed this.Since the boxes went up, "how are you" is now noise
unhurried-granite-542328 SeptNight 4In the story
00 readers backed this.