Glass Castle Post #1
Your Words Become Mine

"The beans were so overcooked that they fell apart when I stuck my fork in them and so salty that I could barely force myself to swallow."

It was about 9:30 when our food finally arrived at the table. It had been almost an hour since we ordered, and since I hadn't eaten lunch, i was especially hungry. I watched as the waiter brought the four plates of different dishes piled high with egg noodles, Kung Pao chicken, and shredded pork. But as my food was set in front of me, I was hit with a wave of disappointment. It looked as if the food had been carelessly thrown onto the plate. No small leaf of parsley or ground sage occupied this dish. It was only gray depressed-looking noodles and pork.  I ate it anyway. It tasted as good as it looked.