Owen Beach

The Brazen Bull

He powered up the bathtub and thought about where he had been for the last forty-eight hours. Today had been his first day back at work after a two week vacation. Even though it had only been six months since his last accumulated time off, He felt like they’d called him back to work too early. The tub began preparing a typical end of day wash, rinse and steam. He considered a vigorous eucalyptus infusion but he didn't feel like trying to force himself into a mood. He wanted to dwell and Cedar felt right for that. Half mindedly he made his other selections and as the water began rising through the perforated floor, He started removing his clothes and tried to settle on what he was going to think about.