Tag: responsibility
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The Now
I was standing on a high school soccer field the other night. A storm front had just rolled past; the air had cooled in its wake. But we never saw a drop of rain. The lights over the field began to glow just as the sky opened to a sunset of oranges, pale blues, and…
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Where the Line Is
There’s a short story by Denis Johnson, “Emergency”. Maybe you know it. If you don’t, let me tell you a little about its most compelling scenes, the ones I can’t seem to get out of my head lately. The protagonist and Georgie are orderlies, and Georgie keeps mopping the floor of an otherwise spotless operating…
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Devotional
My wife is sleeping. It has been a long day for her. For me, too. But this isn’t about me.
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Quitter – Part 1
Ever looked at an old photograph of yourself and seen someone you didn’t recognize? I don’t have handy that particular photo of myself, but it’s so clear in mind it might as well be sitting on my desk now, awaiting description: there’s me, shirtless and tub-gutted, standing on rock and pointing at something — or nothing — some ways out on Lake…
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Why I’ve Had Trouble Writing about Finishing the Flying Pig Marathon Relay with My Family.
“You should write up an article,” he said. I told him I would try. Why couldn’t I do it?
Patrick Faller 