dowel

At night, Roberts’ mother frequently beat him with a dowel.

Blessed relief from the lash of the dowel came when Roberts’ parents split.

In one competition called the “wrist carry,” two teammates hold a stick at each end, while a third person hangs from the dowel by their wrist, legs curled up like a sloth, as their teammates run around an oval track.

Use a chopstick or wooden dowel to poke a hole into the side of each doughnut, and as you slide it in, give it a wiggle to create a small pocket in the center of the doughnut.

By the time she folds it shut with a long wooden dowel, the flatbread is already bubbly and browned.