Daily Grind: Honey or Cheese? Pg 22
Because it wouldn't be a Daily Grind story if we weren't redefining some word or other in a very specific way...
A Scent's Assent
He saunters, not a hint of awkwardness About his movements, flowing sweet as fire. Dolores, trying not to stare, selects A protein bar, a heated argument Among her schoolmates raising ruffled fur And growls. The guy's a feline, after all. The student body's ninety-eight percent canine. The whole school's aware. He hears them, Casey does, their yips and all Alive with bitter scents of awkwardness. Remaining smooth, he doesn't look, the fur Beneath his shirt on edge, a tickling fire He knows. It follows matching arguments From other schools his science course selects. Universities should be more universal. "Should" is the key word. In class, Dolores carefully selects A seat in back of Casey, watching all The rest digress, off-topic arguments Concerning species, full of awkwardness. The room of canines almost seems on fire With ears and whiskers folded close to fur. Students of science should be— There's that "should" again. Stupid subjunc...
LOL ing at many turns of phrase while sopping up the gooey leakage from my brain pan
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As I say in one of the notes on one of these pages, Alice's voice is very much inspired by another fine newspaper writer, Robert Benchley. And as I also say in more than one note, you can tell this story's taking place in a fantasy world 'cause they still have big, functional newspapers...
Mike