Steven Lemprière (@stevenlempriere.bsky.social)

A Chip off the Old Block Most of Mia's classmates had four grandparents; a few, two or three. Mia just had one, hard-shouldered and wooden, her seventh birthday present. "It's a grandparent, and," her mother announced, "it doesn't have batteries; love is all it needs." Carved from oak and polished to a weathered sheen, it had smooth, rounded edges. On one side, an old woman's face emerged from the grain with deep hollows for eyes and a thin smile that didn't reach the corners. https://eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2026/04/21/a-chip-off-the-old-block/