Lights Out

Posted on September 27, 2003 in Book of Days Daily Life

Note: This is part of a series based on exercises from A Writer’s Book of Days. It’s something of a rebellion against the Friday Five and similar tupperware content memes.

Today’s topic: : Write about a time the lights went out.

When the lights go out here, I sit staring at the computer for a moment. My reaction is nothing like having it crash for no reason with all lamps blazing and the overhead fan swirling. When that happens, I leap to my feet and punch the air as if the ceiling were a rubber face. If the power fails, I remain in the chair, seated. “There’s nothing I can do about this,” I mutter. I get up and go to bed or, if it is daylight, read a book.

I can forgive the electrical company and I can forgive thunderstorms, but when this computer of mine fails me, that’s personal!

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