Not quite a native Ripley Countian - she attended only her last year of high school in Doniphan though she taught in the R-1 system for 32 years - Teresa (Pearson) Lee delights in surprising readers and herself with anecdotal observations of life in general. Maybe you can blame her St.Louis roots for a quirky humor and some slightly-askewed opinions, but never doubt she writes from the heart.

Current River Writers - Drabble for September 2023

Posted Friday, October 6, 2023, at 3:25 AM

When in Cyprus, do as the Cypriots do. Learn to say the island’s name and its inhabitants correctly. The place isn’t that big. Stroll, don’t rush. Pontificate with your hands as well as your voice. Get accustomed to halloumi, a cheese made from a combo of goat and sheep’s milk. In the US we call it grilling cheese. When you take a coffee break, it will be dark, so dark that it comes with a glass of water. It is ordered three ways: plain, with one teaspoon of sugar or two - sketo, metrio or glyki. No milk is ever added.

(A Drabble is a work of prose of EXACTLY 100 words).