July 26, 2026

The Restless Staircase

The Restless Staircase

A homeowner noticed that the wooden staircase in his new house changed its count every night. On Monday, there were fourteen steps. On Tuesday, there were fifteen. By Thursday, a sixteenth step had squeezed itself in near the top. He sat on the landing at midnight with a flashlight and watched a fresh piece of oak wood slowly stretch and smooth itself out between the steps, carving its own banister out of thin air to make room for a guest who hadn't arrived yet.

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