Fourth word should be the, I believe.

other than that. I like this.

This is some pretty interesting navel-gazing right here. :-) I was highly amused. I love the logic of why you wouldn’t want to put newspaper down in your soul.

Does the person actually say “sigh,” or should that be outside the quotation marks?

Other than Kaellin18’s point, this was very thought-provoking and entertaining – a story’s never just a story with you is it THX? Bravo! MH :)

Strangely philosophical, then just plain weird, then a greatly funny ending.
Great story. Short and sweet…just like a fruit pastille.
=))

An interesting metaphor is made by the Grandfather. I shall have to think on that.