The Washwater Hotel: Chapter 15 Obidiah had returned early to the hotel to discuss his current scheme with chef Brian. The fresh-faced cook was still working on the prep for that day’s dinner service when the owner came through the doors of the kitchen to meet with him. Brian looked up from the roux toContinue reading “The View from Below”
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Talk is Cheap
The Washwater Hotel: Chapter 12 Mr. Wash and Sarah were just finishing up their entrees when Steven carefully marched out, his entree and dessert carefully perched on the wooden tray. “You never answered me, by the way, Mr. Wash. Did any children come about from your marriage?” Sarah spoke up, her fork dangling from herContinue reading “Talk is Cheap”
Lunch Service
The Washwater Hotel: Chapter 11 Sarah leaned forward across the table at Obidiah, stroking the rim of her empty water glass. “Mr. Wash-” She said playfully. Obidiah straightened his back and adjusted his shirt. “Yes?” “May I ask… about your wife?” The older woman asked with a restrained energy. Wait, what? Obidiah’s usual calm attitudeContinue reading “Lunch Service”
The Beneath
The Washwater Hotel: Chapter 10 Wednesday Morning Joel headed down once again to a late breakfast with the lightheaded daze of a waning hangover. The morning sun was bright, shining in the front windows of the hotel. The morning housekeeper, wearing the hotel’s deep red uniform, was beginning to tidy up the leftover bits ofContinue reading “The Beneath”
The Real Thing
The Washwater Hotel: Chapter 9 Tuesday Evening It was some time late in the day, far after the lunch hour had passed. Joel had finished his sketch of the contraption under the hotel’s entrance, and the notes jotted down to accompany it. The previous pages of the notebook were filled with similar observations. His stomachContinue reading “The Real Thing”
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