Category Archives: Essays

Usefulness

Within the last few years I have been buying and reading collections of short stories, from Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) to the present, trying to learn the trade from the masters. I remembered recently that as a youngster I enjoyed reading … Continue reading

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Music for my Funeral

No, I am not anticipating my demise at any particular time. My physician assures me I am in pretty good shape for the shape I’m in. Perhaps we all have fantasies about what people will do and say subsequent to … Continue reading

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