chip off the chuck

Jim sat on the stairs, eating a Granny Smith apple and telling me how, as a child, he used to sit on his dad's lap and how his dad, Chuck, would slice pieces of an apple, bit by bit, for Jim to eat.

In walked Natalie, who claimed, "I! Love! Green apples!"


She sat with Jim, who then sliced pieces of the apple, bit by bit, for Natalie to eat. Miss Urbane showed Jim how eating the apple with Goldfish crackers was most delectable.

Sweet moments.


        first we button, then we zipper
        an angel underneath, innocent and sweet
        deep roots