{"id":1563,"date":"2023-06-14T10:47:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T10:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/?p=1563"},"modified":"2024-08-23T18:49:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T18:49:30","slug":"floss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/floss\/","title":{"rendered":"Floss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<aside class=\"other-formats\">Other formats: <a title=\"Floss (PDF)\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/ebooks\/en\/pdf\/floss.pdf\">PDF<\/a> | <a title=\"Tann\u00fer\u00e1\u00f0ur (\u00edslenska)\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/tannthradur\/\">\u00edslenska<\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/floss.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1025\" height=\"1025\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/floss.png?resize=1025%2C1025&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Floss \u2014 Illustration B\u00f6rkur Sigurbj\u00f6rnsson\" class=\"wp-image-1564\" style=\"width:256px;height:256px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/floss.png?w=1025&amp;ssl=1 1025w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/floss.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/floss.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/floss.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/floss.png?resize=900%2C900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/floss.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1025px) 100vw, 1025px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Illustration B\u00f6rkur Sigurbj\u00f6rnsson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I was abnormally excited about seeing the dentist today. I was looking forward to the visit. Throughout my life the sensation had usually been the exact opposite. I had dreaded the visits rather than looked forward to them. My main anxiety was invariably related to the inevitable theme of flossing. That is, the statutory time-point in the session when the dentist asked \u201cBut, how is it? Do you floss every day?\u201d I was always forced to shamefully admit that I was an irregular flosser. It seemed to be absolutely impossible for me to maintain the habit of regularly passing a dental floss between my teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, my life&#8217;s plot had taken a twist. For a year\u2014367 days to be exact\u2014there had not passed a single day without me flossing my teeth. I was immensely proud of myself and full of self assurance about being able to face up to the dentist and leave his practice without the feeling of shame and incompetence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"storybreak\">\u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell,\u201d said the dentist as he finished his inspection. \u201cThis mouth looks to be caries free.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was all smiles. This sounded promising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut, how is it?\u201d the dentist continued and I was excited to finally be able to reply positively to the question that I was expecting to follow. \u201cDon&#8217;t you drink a bit too much coffee? Your teeth are terribly stained.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The smile disappeared from my lips and I was about to cry out \u201cBut I floss daily.\u201d It would futile, though. It seemed quite impossible to please these damn dentists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group book-ad has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#65aab1\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/among-other-things.png?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Among Other Things \u2014 Book cover Ana Pi\u00f1eyro\" class=\"wp-image-2143 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/among-other-things.png?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/among-other-things.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/among-other-things.png?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/among-other-things.png?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/among-other-things.png?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/among-other-things.png?resize=900%2C1350&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/among-other-things.png?resize=500%2C750&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/among-other-things.png?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Among Other Things<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This piece of flash fiction appeared in the flash fiction collection Among Other Things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enjoyed the story, we encourage you to support the publication by buying a copy of the book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Among Other Things<\/em> is available as paperbacks from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Among-Other-Things-B%C3%B6rkur-Sigurbj%C3%B6rnsson\/dp\/993594669X\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/among-other-things-b-rkur-sigurbj-rnsson\/1146128813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barnes and Noble<\/a> and e-books from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Among-Other-Things-B%C3%B6rkur-Sigurbj%C3%B6rnsson-ebook\/dp\/B0DC4VDQZC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindle Store<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/among-other-things\/id6636554661\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Books<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/among-other-things-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/in\/books\/among-other-things-9136592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Storytel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also support the author through <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/UrbanVolcano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/buymeacoffee.com\/borkur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy Me a Coffee<\/a> or by rating the book on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/217146264-among-other-things\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Goodreads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/among-other-things\/\" style=\"border-radius:50px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#000000\">book details<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A flash fiction by B\u00f6rkur Sigurbj\u00f6rnsson. 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