I Left My House Empty Three Days Before Christmas

don’t get excited.

I looked at that one for a while.

Then I wrote back:

Thursday is fine. Knock first.

And because I meant it, because the whole point was to mean it now, I put the phone down and left it there while I walked into the kitchen and made myself one sandwich.

Just one.

If this one stayed with you, send it to somebody who’s tired of being volunteered.continue reading …