{"id":2711,"date":"2023-07-22T14:18:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T18:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepetigrureview.com\/2026June\/?page_id=2711"},"modified":"2023-07-22T14:18:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T18:18:18","slug":"hard-boiled","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thepetigrureview.com\/2627\/hard-boiled\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard-boiled"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4e281edb wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#32434d;padding-top:100px;padding-right:100px;padding-bottom:100px;padding-left:100px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-top:0px;font-size:28px;line-height:1.3\">D. Zink<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thepetigrureview.com\/2627\/2026June\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sydney.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2756\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\"><strong>Issue 16<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Flash Fiction<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rising at dawn, her first task was her morning cup of coffee. She ground the beans, put in a new filter and began scooping: one, two, three, four\u2014and a little more for good measure. She boiled the water until it was in a rage and poured it into the filter. She liked her coffee hard-boiled, like she liked her men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tractor needed oil, and the cows needed hay. The lawn needed to be mowed, and for a moment she thought about putting cows on the lawn. Efficiency was her mainstream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The old cows would need to be loaded to take to the auction. It is one of the hard parts of running the farm. There is nothing like the bewildered look on an old cow who has been loaded onto a trailer, having spent her full lifetime on the farm. But if she thought about it, and felt it, efficiency would come to a sudden halt. There was too much to do, and there were too many others to look after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sun was above the horizon, and the day would soon be heating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Author<strong> D. Zink <\/strong>enjoys sharing moments of life integrated with nature, from the perspective of strong characters driven by will and challenged by their circumstances.\u00a0These experiences can be portrayed in a range of settings. The author enjoys examining characters from multiple perspectives to build depth and shape interactions.\u00a0This author has enjoyed hobby writing for a long time, and is beginning to navigate the next steps as an author.<br><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepetigrureview.com\/2627\/2026June\/ancestry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"2211\" src=\"https:\/\/thepetigrureview.com\/2627\/2026June\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tpr10.jpeg?w=528\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2211\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Read &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thepetigrureview.com\/2627\/2026June\/ancestry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ancestry<\/a>&#8220;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepetigrureview.com\/2627\/2026June\/whispers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"2224\" src=\"https:\/\/thepetigrureview.com\/2627\/2026June\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tpr18-1.jpeg?w=524\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2224\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Read &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thepetigrureview.com\/2627\/2026June\/whispers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Whispers<\/a>&#8220;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepetigrureview.com\/2627\/2026June\/big-dairy-called-and-wants-to-know-why-your-milk-vat-is-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"2198\" src=\"https:\/\/thepetigrureview.com\/2627\/2026June\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tpr-25.jpeg?w=518\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2198\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Read &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thepetigrureview.com\/2627\/2026June\/big-dairy-called-and-wants-to-know-why-your-milk-vat-is-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big Dairy Called&#8230;<\/a>&#8220;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D. 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