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Daily Archives: June 21, 2004
Father’s Day
Ultimatums are absurd, like “I will not write one more word until those reading clap and say, ‘Bravo!’ and ‘Watch the genius play!’” The Sufis had it right, I think: “Don’t name wells from which you won’t drink”; and yet, … Continue reading →
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Tagged absurdity, appreciation, bards, disappointment, Father's Day, vows, writing
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