The Thing About Religion
shoelaces... a tiny cut on the underside made a break inevitable. simple stuff, really. naomi has always been a very supersticious girl."
The Park of Mirari: Chapter 5
He grunted, going back to untying his shoelaces, tugging on them in desperation to get them off before his feet had changed too much to allow it. he managed to get the shoelaces undone before the swelling got to be too strong.
The Breaking Point: Chapter 11
I started to walk, but that little shit tied my shoelaces together. as i tried to take a step, i fell, and landed on the grass. tim quickly jumped on my back, and rolf started to lick my face. sean ran over, laughing.
Echtra Faolchú: Crisp's Story
His shoelaces had been tied together--tied together in the middle of a full-on sprint--and a broken goblet of wine stained the stone next to his head. "see? it has a bow!"
Dirty Apartment
Moving the shoelaces around the back of his head, the cheetah tied them. tight enough to keep the shoe from going anywhere, the lungs of the boar getting nothing but stink and chemical.
Distracted studies
Musty air floods your nostrils as you suffocate the instinct to sacrifice your comfortability and fix your shoelace, agitating your sinuses and tickling your throat.
Friendly's New Friend - Chapter Two
Yapped friendly, jumping to his feet and running over to the driveway, almost tripping up on his untied shoelace. "hi friendly!" squeaked timothy, as he rolled onto the driveway with his bike.
Gone Shopping
Well alright," crisp mused to himself as he pushed the top drawer shut and opened the second one, the one where he kept other more...interesting articles of clothing, including his striped socks and stocking and best of all, a whole box of official converse shoelaces
My Trusted Friends
The wolf yelped to himself, really not wanting to miss up on the lecture...he could already imagine the disapproving looks... ...until he noticed what could only be the end of a white shoelace, sticking out from under the bed. "yes!"
Any Port, Chapter 3: Adrift.
Mortimer withdrew a box wrapped with plain brown paper and an old shoelace for a bow. "yeah. i ain't ever gonna replace him. seems silly to have it lying around. and, i did bother to make it up all nice."
The Halloween Dragon Ride
The shoelaces wrapped around the back of the shoes and the dragon's legs, pulling tight so that the shoes couldn't be kicked off, and then tied themselves tightly.
Writing Tips vol. 4
Chances are, not knowing the exact hue of somebody's shoelaces won't hurt your story. once again, this is something you have to decide for yourself. find a balance that seems to fit.