Poetry Hut Blog

Did you know that a toilet tank flapper can be used as a bathtub stopper? I did not, until my sister and I stayed at the Maplehurst Inn B&B in Knoxville, Tennessee, and were offered that hardware as a replacement stopper this morning. And due to an “overbooking” or a “mix-up” from Hotels.com we are being kicked out tonight. There is a convention in town so things ARE chaotic but the proprietor does seem to try. Instead of our present room with a king-sized bed, he has offered to let one of us sleep on a futon, and one of us sleep on the floor tonight.

A man’s black handprint on the underside of the toilet (as if had been dusted for fingerprints) is an added bonus.

I don’t feel enumerating all the fresh hells. And I toured with an indie rock band & stayed in motels where a gun hung from a rope behind the front desk alongside a sign that said “In case of robbery.” I am even grossed out.

Do not stay here. It is the MapleHurts Inn.