My boy struggles to keep his head above the swell. He tries to tread with his tiny hands, but to no avail. He cries out as he goes under. I reach in and pull him out, thinking as I do, Good thing you can’t drown in a ball pit.
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Celeste Burt
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How to fill a hot water bottle. (Or, How to get through the night.)
1. Go to the cupboard where you keep all the towels and sheets. It's at the top of the stairs. Take a deep breath and roll your shoulders back. For this will take some effort. Reach up and dig into the mountain of materials. Past the scratchy towels, the creased sheets, the mismatched pillowcases, the marooned sock. Keep feeling until you find something somewhat soft. There might be a bit of matting from lack of use. With a slight hardness underneath. Grab onto it. Firmly. Begin to start pulling it out of its hole. Like a game of Jenga, don't let the mountain get on top of you. It helps to use one hand for steadying the mountain and the other hand for gripping on to the hot water bottle. Carefully slide it out. Take your time.
By Sarah O'Gradya day ago in Fiction
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Ah, but they draw you in with their coloured promises of fun.