I walk in with two bowls of roasted mushroom soup. "Kennett Square special!"
Our state, Pennsylvania, grows about 60% of the mushrooms in the United States. 🍄 I lift a spoonful to Wren Noel's lips.
"Oh, so good," Wren Noel replies with delight.
An overly cheerful song plays in the background. We both look at the television.
"Liv? What in the nineteen-fifties is playing?"
"Oh. The streaming app sometimes just randomly turns something on. It's no big deal, we can watch something else."
"Leave it, for now. More yummy soup, please," Wren Noel says as Happy Days plays in the background.
"Ayyy," the star of the show says as we eat our soup. 👍👍 We both laugh as the episode plays.
"So, the sister isn't supposed to date. But the brother is expected to date lots of girls. How did guys date girls if girls weren't dating?" I ponder.
"That's how math worked back then," Wren Noel laughs. "It makes no sense. I didn't notice how often these issues come up."
"Nor did I. Can't say I've ever binge-watched Happy Days before. I'm not sure the title is entirely accurate."
"Are the days happier now?" Wren Noel postulates.
"They were during Obama," I say with a wink before eating some of my soup.
"What's Henry Wrinkler doing now, do you suppose?" Wren Noel asks.
"He's doing a nude scene on Loot," I reply.
"What?"
"Yup. I guess 79 is the age to let your 🍆 member fly free on-screen."
"Liv, that's," Wren Noel's head shakes, "scrub it from my mind! Zero such images, please!"
6 Down - Happy Days cool guy
The crossword clue will contain the LETTER of the day, though it might not be the *first* letter in the word.
My April 2026 Blogging from A to Z Challenge Theme is a slice-of-life short story with two characters binge-watching shows and movies while creating a crossword puzzle. Read and play along!
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Congratulations on making it to the end of A-to-Z! Linzé
ReplyDeleteYay, you completed the challenge!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on finishing the challenge. A few years ago, Henry Winkler went back to someplace in Europe where his family comes from, and he traced some relatives that perished in the Holocaust. Fascinating stuff.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on completing A-Z 2026!
ReplyDeleteYour crossword puzzle is too hard for me - great idea though!
Excellent final. Mushroom soup! Very cool.
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll stop by my #IWSG & #AtoZChallenge Reflection post on May 4. Gave you a shout-out! 🥰🎉
J (he/him 👨🏽 or 🧑🏽 they/them) @JLenniDorner ~ Speculative Fiction & Reference Author and Co-host of the April Blogging #AtoZChallenge international blog hop