A Ringing Impression
I ambled down the dusty rug aisle and spotted a glossy black manual typewriter resting on an oak crate! Every round chrome key looked like a tiny pedestal. Naturally, I hopped right onto the spacebar and took a flying leap onto the letter 'B'. *Ka-CHUNK!* A slender steel typebar shot skyward like a tiny catapult, slamming the inked ribbon flat against a fresh yellow sheet with a mighty *CLACK*! The carriage bell went *DING!* as the roller shunted sideways with a sudden jolt. The recoil bounced me off the rim into a backward somersault, landing me seated cleanly inside an open tin of brass thumbtacks. Stamped a bold letter and rang the bell on the first try!


