Yearly Archives: 2008

the rest

anecdote: On the way to work one morning, I noted these optimistic words on the sign in front of a fried chicken place: “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.” On the way home, I watched … Continue reading

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shy

The new lady was formidable: Scottish, she straddled continents and the conversation at our familiar dinner table as she would mount a feisty mare for an afternoon canter; and she was sitting next to me. In the midst of the … Continue reading

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recognition

“I earned these lines; don’t you dare erase one of them!”—Anna Magnani, upon learning that a publicity photo of her had been airbrushed. In the morning I look at you as you sleep. You are so you: the fresh sweet … Continue reading

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