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Dawn Breaks
I pick up the phone. “Hello?” Long pause. I hear a series of beep, boop, boops, but no voice. I figure it’s someone butt dialing me, so I hang up and don’t give it any further thought. If it’s important, they’ll call back. But this time he did call back right away. I heard an…
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On Letting Things Percolate
I’ll be the first one to admit that I’m not very quick on the uptake. My snappy comebacks are usually delayed by a couple of hours. Oh, they’re pithy. They’re trite. They’re just a little late. If you throw me a set of car keys, my first reaction is to duck, not catch, so let’s…