the unsaid may show the unseen
The baby bit the dill pickle … . Well, you can guess how well that went. The baby bit her mother’s … . Still, the baby meant no ill intent. But what momma said in reply—oh my, best that I not repeat. My baby sister seems confused—one nub of salt, the other sweet.
( Aposiopesis: leaving a thought incomplete or a sudden break for emphatic effect. )
Roger Kenyon was North America’s first lay canon lawyer and associate director at the Archdiocese of Seattle. He was involved in tech (author of Macintosh Introductory Programming, Mainstay) before teaching (author of ThinkLink: a learner-active program, Riverwood). Roger lives near Toronto and offers free critical thinking and character development courses online.
“When not writing, I’m riding—eBike, motorbike, and a mow cart that catches air down the hills. One day I’ll have Goldies again.”
