He wiped the steam from the bathroom mirror. An automatic gesture using his right hand, wiping left to right. Next he looked down into the bisque cup, quickly stirred the shaving lather and applied the cream with practiced movements with the badger hair brush. He set the cup down and picked up the silver blade. Screetch. Flick. Screetch. Flick. The straight edge making clean rows in the white foam.
Each part of the routine followed exactly just as Papaw Joe had done each morning. His earliest memory from childhood was pushing open the door to the bathroom, early morning sunshine making the white porcelain fixtures glow, climbing up on to the toilet seat to sit and watch his Papaw Joe start his day.
Papaw Joe seemed like such a big man. Indestructible, constant and sober.
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Witch hazel and bay rum are nice - aftershave.
