Field guide No. 1033
Small talk
Two speakers meet at centre court
Two megaphones face across a basketball court with a jagged stone ridge between them. The conversation has found common ground, then lost it.
Field noteTwo megaphones face across a court with a stone ridge between them. The conversation lost common ground.
Also possible, also breaking category
Pomegranate spilling colorful billiard ballsA fruit can hold round objects if its rind stays open. The table has gained an unusual break.
Second skin on ochre earthA shed snakeskin lies hollow-headed on red dirt. The only odd thing is how complete it is.
Shell accommodationHermit crabs moved into shells long before anyone with a staircase did. Scale is the only holdup.
Pumpkin orchard in the subwayPumpkins grow on ground vines, not hanging from trees, and not underground in a station.
