In a small café, a crowd of rooting regulars gathered around a portly man who sat at a corner booth holding a fork in his hand that dripped with maple syrup. He felt green about the gills, and wasn’t sure if he could withstand another bite of Pearls jumbo hotcakes without heaving it all over the crisp white tablecloth. “Come on Lloyd, you can do it,” a tall slender man in bib overalls shouted above the crowd. “It’s your last bite, and then you’ll be wearing the crown.” Lloyd blew out a deep breath, and then slowly raised the fork toward his mouth. The crowd grew silent as they leaned in to watch the last bit of the hotcakes disappear from his plate. Lloyd swallowed hard, and then with a smile released a thunderous belch. The crowd roared with laughter and cheer. “He finally did it Pearl,” chuckled the old man who sat behind the counter in a rocking chair smoking a cigar. “Well, it’s about time,” Pearl replied, as she set the coffee pot down and quickly erased the first place winner from the chalkboard, and then printed in large letters Lloyd Ferguson. “I was beginning to think that no one in this town could beat that outsider.” Just then, a young man with scruffy dark brown hair peered out from behind the kitchen door. “What’s all the commotion about?” “Lloyd just beat the record Kip,” Pearl said with a grin. “Oh yeah, and how many did he wolf down?” Pearl glanced over at her husband Fritz whose ears were absorbed in the conversation of Lloyd's triumph over the humongous hotcakes. He was laughing so hard that the cigar he gripped between his teeth jiggled in every direction. Pearl shook her head. “Fritz, how many?” Fritz looked over at Pearl, his eyes tearing with laughter. He shifted his weight in his chair, and then glanced down... ... middle of paper ... ... and I drove those go-carts through the pasture where that mad bull was at? I remember you laughing like it was the funniest thing you’ve ever saw.” “It was,” Nina said briskly, puckering her lips even more to hide the grin that was attempting to form. “First times always funny, now it’s just getting old.” “Nina,” Jake began. “Look Jake, I have to get to work its nine o’clock.” With that she turned around and walked to the counter where her grandmother was pouring Ray Burton a cup of coffee. Nina grabbed the spray bottle from behind the counter and quickly sprayed a mist of liquid onto her dress. She glanced over at her Grandfather, who was laughing at some story Ray Burton was telling about some kid down the block who got his head stuck between the legs of the statue of Thomas Jefferson that stood outside the post office. The boy was screaming bloody murder
She ignored all the deep breaths she was neglecting herself of and continued the story, which I thought would never end. “Of course the poor man handed the letter to me faster than a bullet. The envelope was spruced up with blue ink specked with ‘I’s’ dotted with hearts. And on the corner was a tiny lipstick stain that she kissed with the small lips of her. The servant hid it with his thumb, it made me furious. I practically ripped the envelope in half for what I can remember. My anger and pettiness got the hold of me- I read the first line- ‘Dear Tom, you ought to come visit me soon, I’ve been rather lonely in the last few weeks.’- I was absolutely furious. I threw the letter through the window, and off the balcony. I hoped it had floated on the bay and sunk deep down and dissolved like it was written on toilet
"When I leave the stage, I will be the most talked about man in America."
"When Eliza, Lindsay, and I all finally stood up to walk to the ambulance to get bandaged up, the crowd stood and gave us a standing O. We went on to win the game bug, but my topple made everything else anticlimactic."
"I'll be right there, as soon as I take care of something. Now go before George catches us!" She orders. The child looks out across the lawn, then at her mom. She knew she should get help, but didn't want to leave her mom alone in the
Thomas scooped a cup full of delicious morsels into Max’s bowl, and then laid it on the floor next to his water dish. Max instantly ran to his bowl, and began chomping down the food.
Alice looks down and said, “Oh yeah. If that’s what makes YOU happy,” and muttered under her breath, “You don’t even know…”
“Well little guy, it’s been fun,” she said with a smile as she gathered a pool of saliva in the middle of her tongue in preparation to swallow.
The king’s plan was to hang posters all over the town, that invited only the bravest people to go on his journey. As soon as he put the posters up people came rushing to the castle. He chose the bravest candidates to go on his mission. One of the men's name was Jerry. Jerry was a strong and brave man who walked with much confidence in his step. The king saw this so he gave Jerry the job. “I will not let you down,” Jerry said with much
... crying into the house, passing over the unholy mess her killers made and found you in our bedroom. You were in your crib, next to your mother on the bed. She'd been..." He cleared his throat before moving on. "The blood had even sprayed you. The police came and took their reports but I knew who was responsible."
Abby grabbed a piece of paper from the stack, tore it out, and sprayed some perfume on it.
The man next to Duke Gashard spoke. “What can we do, they outnumber us. Their order has continually grown over the years. With the Black Visage’s disappearance, our orders’ members and their powers have withered and died. We were once powerful, but I fear we do not have the power we once
“Sapphire! Get down here this instant! The news is on!” Ms. Simmerdale called to her daughter, interrupting Sapphire’s peaceful reading. “Coming mom!” she shouted loudly from her upstairs bedroom before putting her book down, and trudging downstairs.
...of chili and three spaghetti-o’s. After he had finished eating he decided that he had better get some rest, he went to bed in the small cot he found in the corner. He slept well in the warmth of the cabin, but awoke to the sound of a gasoline engine. Startled he looked around and saw a woman rekindling the fire. She saw him looking at her and told him he was ok, and that when he was ready her husband would take him back to town. She had already made coffee and some pancakes, and told him he was more than welcome to have some.
The hosts come to our table and escort us to the buffet. The buffet is set up in a different room adjacent to the dining room. A long table is covered with a white table cloth. Large white plates start off the buffet line followed by multiple silver chafers. I pick up my plate and make my way down the line. Apple roasted pork shoulder with pan jus fills the first chafer, with beef tenderloin in the next. As I continue, I scoop garlic whipped potatoes onto my plate along with bacon maple balsamic Brussel sprouts. Continuing with the exceptional staff, bus boys line the room making sure the chafers never run low on their content. I head back to the dining room anxious to begin devouring my
"This was definitely an awesome experience for me." I thought to myself. "I really hope that I can do it again."