I remember the times it happened. I remember a chaise longue by a pool at a roadside motel where several hundred prized teenagers were gathered one weekend. Alone, recently arrived at the conference, I sat in the smog-tinged roadside sun and read a copy of The New Yorker that I had purchased at a bookstore…

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2 responses to “Cracking It Open”

  1. Kerry Lander Avatar
    Kerry Lander

    “…if you pushed aside the drapery of our ordinary lives”. This has really resonated with me as I struggle with my drapery, which seems heavy and cumbersome right now. Thank you for helping to point the way towards that pulsating core.
    Note to self: must read The Leopard.