Field guide No. 248
Pillow-soft brick
Still a terrible pillow.
A red clay brick lies on rumpled linen, sunk in the middle like a pillow somebody slept on. It has left red dust on the sheets.
Field noteFired clay doesn’t dent under a head, as several heads can attest. Logically, it’s allowed to.
Also possible, also breaking material
Bowling alley’s solid wooden waveMaple bent into a curl is a joiner’s nightmare, not a contradiction. Steam does strange things to wood.
Hidden connectionStations are often under hills. A zip is just a fussier tunnel portal.
The velvet switchbackRoads take any surface that bears weight. Velvet bears it badly, and beautifully.
The sea has pocketsWater stitched like denim breaks the fabric rules, not the logical ones. The key is perfectly ordinary.