He looked at the old house,
then turned and said, "We'll be married before it needs paint again."
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UPDATE: On the very same day it was published, Peter at Slow Reads completed this "Line Waiting for Its Story" with his "Improvements." Thanks, Peter!
She twisted the brushes under the spigot and her hands ached...
[See "Improvements" at Slow Reads]
Posted by: Peter | December 27, 2004 at 04:12 PM
Bless you, Peter. I'll post a link to your story tomorrow morning.
Posted by: Tom Montag | December 27, 2004 at 04:50 PM
Based on that threat, I cleaned it up some.
Posted by: Peter | December 27, 2004 at 07:57 PM