Allison
Allison balked, churlish, desperate. Every finger gnarled, helpless in joints, knuckles locked, motionless.
None of Paul’s quiet reasoning satisfied, too unwieldy – vacuous words, xeric, yielding zilch.
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©Diane E. Nelson, July 24, 2010 in A-Z, Alphabet story, English Stories Tweet This Post------------------------------

yet again you amaze me, Diane! Some of those letters are TOUGH!! I’m going to give it a try though (I’ll be the one with smoke coming out of my ears)
Absolutely, brilliant, clever, Diane, …eh.
Brilliant! Xeric, eh……?