Freakling (2012)
“They’d fixed the body — that had been easy. Getting the corn-fueled engine to work was a different story. It seemed that every time he and the tinker got one part of the engine to work, a different part didn’t work anymore. Taemon had lost track of how many times he had delivered and retrieved parts from the smithy’s shop. And today he was headed there again.
The weather had warmed up, and even though the air felt a little nippy, people were happy to be outdoors.
“Thayer! Oh, Thayer!”
Taemon cr...inged, then turned around to see Challis. She had moved her loom to her front porch and was waving him over. “You’ll come have a cup of tea with Auntie Challis. You promised.”
Better just get this over with. He headed across the street.
Once Taemon was there, Challis was unusually quiet. She stared at him with a vacant look. This woman was more loopy than knots.
“Um, that’s a nice scarf you’re weaving,” said Taemon.
“Wait until you’ve seen the ones I’ll make next week.MoreLess
The weather had warmed up, and even though the air felt a little nippy, people were happy to be outdoors.
“Thayer! Oh, Thayer!”
Taemon cr...inged, then turned around to see Challis. She had moved her loom to her front porch and was waving him over. “You’ll come have a cup of tea with Auntie Challis. You promised.”
Better just get this over with. He headed across the street.
Once Taemon was there, Challis was unusually quiet. She stared at him with a vacant look. This woman was more loopy than knots.
“Um, that’s a nice scarf you’re weaving,” said Taemon.
“Wait until you’ve seen the ones I’ll make next week.MoreLess
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