I grabbed the proffered knife—still covered with crumbs of red velvet and smears of frosting—and advanced upon Merritt. “So would this would be considered a tonguectomy?” “Maybe more of a foot-in-mouthectomy.” Merritt still looked stricken.

In the Roman rite, this period of the year is known as ‘ordinary time’ and, like the Old Hispanic rite, mostly uses quotidian materials for the temporale.

Once the ball crosses the foul line, it's dead.

They were noshing on fruit.