Field guide No. 1436
Empty fogbound orchard of hanging apples
Apples on very long stalks
In a foggy orchard, apples hang from thin threads that run all the way from the branches to the grass. The trees did not let go; they let them down.
Field noteApple stalks are a finger long; here they run from bough to grass like fishing lines.
Also possible, also breaking scale
Ocean in the subway vending machineA storm-tossed sea runs behind the glass with sand spilling from the slot; exact change, rough seas.
Growing proseFlower beds take root in any trough. Tiny gardeners are a model-railway habit.
Night shift at the staplerDiners already come shaped like coffee pots and hot dogs. A stapler was only a matter of time.
Tiny drum machine drives colossal pistonsDrum machines drive speakers. This little one runs a hall of giant pistons on its beat.