Cussing Stories

A red carpet, a stained ceiling, a gallon of white paint, and a sleeping baby were the factors that converged to cause Eloise to lose her colorful vocabulary. With the baby sleeping, she took the opportunity to do some quick painting in the next room. It's a very small room, so there's no need to fuss with covering things and putting some paint in a smaller cup. I know I shouldn't set this gallon of white paint on top of...

Three girls were sitting in the gap between the roof and wall of a shed, holding barn cats. Pat, the oldest, mouthed “One, two, three,” and they dropped the cats onto the backs of three of the horses that were standing below. This wasn’t random mischief on the part of the girls, this was research. “Damn! Look at the bay buck!” said Eloise, the youngest. “Yea, we’ll leave her alone!” said Kathy, the middle child. “The pig-...