(A green cruet of olive oil, a tall brown, pepper grinder, a white ceramic saltcellar labeled SEL in raised capital letters. Dark and light wooden spoons in a fat mason jar. A viney plant hanging from a hook in the ceiling. There is a small dent in the floor, front of the sink—a tiny divot a hallux can dip into.)
These little observations Emmett makes were not in the original (or second or third!) draft of my book...I added them later and then I added more. I wanted them to feel mysterious to the reader for a bit...until they become more familiar with him/them...and @ the end when it's revealed why he does this...what lead him to start organizing his thoughts this way...it all make sense!
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