A Nail That Sticks Out

I did a little experiment.

I put the ironing board in the living room for all the crumpled things that need ironing out in the morning.

Instead of running up and down the stairs I said to myself just put it next to the couch.

So I did.

I left it open for a day or two.

And after only eight hours over 20 individual items had collected on that ironing board — someone’s brush a stack of letters two or three key chains two wallets loose change a hat a sweater a watch and a piece of fruit.