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Notes from Icarus
Daedalus, my father, tried to fashion me for wings but I, who treasured heresy, had no use for the things or for the cliff that he had labored at for many years to leave for me a fortune or a … Continue reading
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Tagged Daedelus, disappointment, inheritance, James Joyce, legacies, parents, success
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The Other Shoe Drops
My mother, who turns seventy next year, four days from now is driving from LA, alone across almost two thousand miles (she plans between ten and twelve miles a day) to visit us in New Orleans — she says, for … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, birthdays, California, family, independence, parents, vacations
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