钓鱼(晓路)

钓鱼(晓路)

译者:厉雪灵感词:蛋挞,发布晓路舔舔锡纸盒中的碎屑,就在刚刚里面还装着一只美味的蛋挞。周六是晓路最喜欢的一天。他说之所以最喜欢周六,是因为妈妈总是会给他买心爱的蛋挞当零食。蛋挞酥酥脆脆的外皮包裹着顺滑的蛋羹,他的确喜欢,但却从来没承认过自己如此喜欢周六的真正缘由。舔完碎屑,他看向桌上的盒子,里面还剩一只蛋挞。“想都不要想,晓路,不准你吃我的蛋挞。”晓路的哥哥文凯盯着手机,头都没抬说道。战况正烈,大拇指灵活游走操控,手机占据了他绝大部分视线,但他还是分出一丝心神留意着桌上的蛋挞。“你要吃吗?”“吃啊。”“什么时候吃?”“有空的时候。”“...
Fishing (Xiao Lu)

Fishing (Xiao Lu)

Inspiration Words: Egg Tart and Post Xiao Lu (ssee-ow loo) licked the crumbs out of the aluminum wrapper that, moments before, had contained a tasty egg tart. Saturdays were his favorite. He said it was because each Saturday, his mom would buy him the egg snacks that...
Shopping Races (Anne and Johnson)

Shopping Races (Anne and Johnson)

Inspiration Words: Yes and Sidewalk “Stop dawdling, Anne,” her mother scolded her as they walked through the aisles of the supermarket. Anne held gently to the side of the grocery cart, keeping close, like her mom preferred. “Can you get some of the chocolate chips...
塔可和芝士(布莱斯顿)

塔可和芝士(布莱斯顿)

译者:厉雪灵感词:墨西哥玉米饼,有志气布莱斯顿坐在自家餐厅的硬木椅上。凌晨两点,晚间最后一波食客刚刚离去。员工刚清理完后厨,他也已经把剩下的酒水放回吧台。他拿起手机查看短信,手指漫不经心地敲打着色彩缤纷的墨西哥风桌布。有条中文短信引起了他的注意,是昨晚十点警局发来的。他把这条短信拷贝到另一个手机应用上,翻译成英文来阅读。我们近期又收到几条关于您餐厅噪音的投诉。请您注意维持邻里和睦。布莱斯顿没有回复,而是把手机放到了条纹桌布上。这才几个客人,怎么就招来这样的投诉呢?他几乎习惯了这类短信,也习惯了那个提醒顾客离开时保持安静的标识。为什么那...
Tacos and Cheese (Braxton)

Tacos and Cheese (Braxton)

Inspiration Words: Tortilla and Aspirational Braxton sat down on the hard chair in the dining room of his restaurant. It was 2 a.m., and the last of the night crowd had just left. The kitchen staff had finished cleaning up, and he had put away the rest of the drinks...