This is so funny and in my life certainly so typical!

“Oh, gee, thanks,” she says. “Now hand me the screwdriver you went downstairs to fetch and let’s hang this picture.”

Dan Kadlec

Aug 10, 2023

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Deborah Barchi has recently retired from her career as a librarian and now has time to read, explore nature, and write poetry and essays.

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