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Laundry Day, by Andrew Kaufman

The True Believer, while looking under the bed for socks, was surprised to find God. He was very dirty as it was dusty under there and since she was doing laundry anyway she took Him with her. She put Him in a machine. She was running low on quarters so she washed Him with a load of jeans, but she must have forgotten to check the pockets; when she took God out of the washing machine He was covered with little bits of Kleenex. This disappointed God. He wouldn’t look the True Believer in the eyes and He left the laundromat without saying goodbye.

Shoelaces, by Andrew Kaufman

One morning the Foreboding Man was tying his shoes. The lace in his right shoe broke. He put on his other pair of dark shoes and the lace in the left shoe broke. He changed into his light suit but as he tightened the lace on his left brown shoe, it broke. He looked at the lace in his hand. He looked at the laces on the floor. "I have to leave you," he said to his wife, but she was already gone.

Mr. and Mrs. Metaphorical Have Dinner in a Well-Lit Public Space, by Andrew Kaufman

The waiter, being clumsy, spilled an entire bowl of courage on his lap. He hadn't even ordered courage. She'd seen it wobbling on the serving tray but had been too far away to stop it. He jumped up and dabbed at his crotch with the cloth napkin, but it was too late. It had already soaked through his linen pants. He sat back down. He folded his hands on the table.
    "There's something I have to tell you," he said.
    "Damn it," she said, as the courage had been for her.

Fun facts about The Edible City: Toronto's Food from Farm to Fork

Toronto Farmers' Markets

Courtesy of the Toronto Farmers' Market Network

Appletree Market
200 Eglinton Ave. W.
Thursdays, 3-7 pm, April 23-Oct 29, some winter markets planned

BirchCliff Village Farmers’ Market
1512 Kingston Road (east of Warden)
Fridays, 3– 7 pm, June 5 to October 23, 2009

BirchCliff Village Indoor Market
1688 Kingston Road

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