A list of 9 words by KatieCloved.
- restoredwas added by KatieCloved and appears on 5 lists
- pulsewas added by KatieCloved and appears on 60 lists
- stampedwas added by KatieCloved and appears on 5 lists
- cragswas added by KatieCloved and appears on 4 lists
- stragglerswas added by KatieCloved and appears on 3 lists
- tearingwas added by KatieCloved and appears on 8 lists
- slappedwas added by KatieCloved and appears on 3 lists
- unbrokenwas added by KatieCloved and appears on 7 lists
- emergedwas added by KatieCloved and appears on 8 lists
KatieCloved commented on the list emperor-of-the-air
When he had gone back into his house I went out to the elm and studied the insects, which emerged from a spot in the grass and disappeared above my sight, in the lowest branches. Their line was dense and unbroken. I went inside and found yesterday's newspaper, which I rolled up and brought back out. With it I slapped up and down the trunk until the line was in chaos. I slapped until the newspaper was wet and tearing; with my fingernails i squashed stragglers between the narrow crags of bark. I stamped the sod where they emerged, dug my shoe tip into their underground tunnels. When my breathing became painful, I stopped and sat on the ground. I closed my eyes until the pulse in my neck was calm, and I sat there, mildly triumphant, master at last. After a while I looked up again at the tree and found the line perfectly restored.
July 6, 2010