Three Three-sentence Conversations (October 4-6)

My daughter wanted to see three fall subjects this time around: wolves, costumes, and leaves. She actually listed a fourth—pie—but I told her we’d already covered pie. She loves a good pie poem. And, yes, I’ve written others before.

one: WOLVES and the Dinner Date Cut Short

“I don’t believe in wolves,” he said.

“Werewolves, you mean?” she said.

“What’s the difference?” he said.

two: COSTUMES and Sounds of Words

“You have to say it PE-can!” June said. Hand held out to the side her brother wasn’t on, fist clenched, she was done bargaining. “Say it right or starve, Andy. I ain’t messin’ around.”

three: LEAVES and Pages that Fall

            “What is it about fall that makes you get all nerdy about this reading stuff?”

“Something about the connection between leaves and pages, I think. They both turn, you know.”

She says tomorrow's topic is skeletons. Until then...