A Tight Grain and A Rich Stain by Grant Gordon

I pushed the sturdy wooden chair back from the table as slowly and quietly as I could manage, yet somehow my mother still heard and poked her head into the dining room. “Is your breakfast done?”

“Almost,” I replied, shoveling eggs into my mouth, leaning far enough forward to not make a mess, “done! Can I go out and say good morning to dad now?”

“If you’re really done,” she offered with a smile in a tone of mock severity. My parents enjoyed making it seem as though they ran a disciplined and structured home. However, we all understood that I made most of my own decisions. Most.

I jumped off my chair and ran through the dining room, kitchen, and out the screen door letting it fall closed and bounce against its frame, well behind me. The neighbors’ chickens scattered as I ran through them as they cleaned the bugs out of our lawn. I vaulted the wagon in the driveway I promised every week to pull back to the garage. I ran right to the door of my dad’s shop near the e...

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Summary: Daniel, an eight-year-old boy, enjoys helping his father in the woodshop and learning woodworking sk...

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