I wrote this one this morning in honor of the class topic!

January 7, 2016

An Impressive Anomaly

I flip my computer open in the morning and punch its keys not like the born-blind reading braille but with the brute force of the jazz pianist. I am fast on the keyboard but the curl of my fingers and vigor and flare of my pounding reminisces an old Underwood.

Last night's crumbs fly up and I take a perusal pause and sip my coffee. I have found some news of great moment.

“Scientists looking to uncover hidden chambers and other ancient secrets of Egyptian pyramids for the first time using powerful scanning technology, have detected an ‘impressive’ anomaly within the Great Pyramid of Egypt, which could indicate something hidden behind the ancient walls.”

Of course I want to know what is hidden. What could this impressive anomaly be? The treasure but a mouse click away!

I turn, hear the fire crackle in the wood stove and the dog sigh and out the window I see a woodpecker tap-tapping on the old maple tree.