Workshop Write

Had a lot of interruptions today and didn't get much done....

Prompt: Write a scene that includes sour milk, candlelight, a wool hat and dancing shoes.

Stacy looked at the collection on the kitchen table. How many times had she told Kimmy not to leave shoes--even ballet slippers--on the table? And there was Jerry's hat--the green wool one that he insisted on wearing even though their last mouse visitor had nibbled away half the pompom on top. Yep, his gloves were tucked inside it. It was intended to go from on top of his lunch box to his pocket, not to be flung aside in the wake of the inevitable morning rush to the bus stop. And there was that glass of milk. It had sat in Jerry's room for a week and he was supposed to deal with it before he left for school. Not move it to a new location for her to deal with. She wrinkled her nose and dumped it in the trash can, rinsed the glass, put it in the dishwasher and paced back to the table. She fingered both items, first the slippery pink satin and then the rough wool and thought about how much the colors and the fabrics reflected the personalities of her children....

Stacy picked up the candle and headed for the living room. She needed to be busy. Normally she would start dinner about now, but without power that would be a little difficult to do. There had to be something that would help her push down the fear and the panic that would do absolutely no good. The storm had come up so quickly, so suddenly. Had the school held the children? Or were they out on a bus? There was no phone, no power, no way of knowing...