Daily story, September 11, 2025

“You hungry?” We had put half a dozen eggs in the tank of the wallpaper stripper, so by the time we needed a break they would be properly hard boiled. (The top wasn’t supposed to come off the tank, but since we had already bought the eggs and we had nothing else to eat, we forced it with a screwdriver. Now a little steam leaked out the side, but it wasn’t so bad if you didn’t walk past it.) She nodded, and I clicked the switch off at the wall. There was kind of a musty smell when we popped the tank open, but neither of us wanted to be the one to chicken out. Afterwards, we couldn’t get the top back on.