It cooks up much stickier than long-grain rice, and that sticky quality seems to translate into more crust when the rice spends time with a little hot oil.

I stuck closer than her own shadow, studying intently, learning better how to be her son, as she dusted and swept, washed the dishes, and changed the babies diapers.

There were gluetraps lying about with dead mice and beetles on them, but it was cooler there than upstairs.