The floor is pale and yet full of texture. A rug covers the floor in need of a stretching. In an array of gloss and semi-gloss, shades of pale blue cover three of the four walls and their baseboards speckled only by an occasional paint chip or faded fingerprint. Entire sections are hidden by photographs of varying sizes and of varying content, most expressing various political ideas, or taste in music. Shelves protrude from a …showed first 75 words of 516 total…

…showed last 75 words of 516 total…dust. The background scent of vegetables cooking fills my sense of smell and arouses my taste buds as well. As the scent of a meal grows curiously stronger, I become more and more distracted by ideas of what might be in the kitchen. This urge to explore another room in the house motivates me to put down my leaky ballpoint pen, to rise, and to consider the other incredible experiences that await my four senses.