The Artificer's Apprentice (Small-Town Crafter #1)

by Tom Watts

My sturdiest screwdriver.

Screwdrivers are useless without screws. Who makes those?

Praise is a song to the ears but an enemy of improvement."

In the end, I decided that obligation or not, there were some things a person just has to do.

I was almost loath to let my bad mood thaw. That’s the thing about foul moods. None of us want them, but when a loved one tries their best to make our moods go away, we're reluctant to let it happen. As though having our temper taken away from us through kindness is a defeat.