The Thing Is

<p><strong>Like people some stories are shorter than others.</strong> Here are five such petite stories the perfect length for an afternoon read. Each of them is a jaunt in noticing things--be it a typewriter a medieval church bell a grandfather clock a fiddle or a potato. Noticing things in the world God made always comes with consequences of some sort; and thanks be to God levity is often part of the deal.</p>