The other night, I made a dumb mistake. I wasn’t going to tell you about it, but I just have to. Although I knew better, I watched the news for over an hour. I listened intently as they described one horrific thing after another, in vivid detail.And afterwards, I felt sick.There were murders. Scandals. Hatred. [...]
His words were ugly and personal and even though I knew better, I let him get to me.I’ll call the guy “Dwight” (because he kind of reminds me of “Dwight” on The Office).Dwight’s face flushed beet red.His eyes bulged out like an insect’s. He stomped around my office, yelling and pointing his finger. At me.I [...]
BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC: February 1975—“Daddy, do you really think I can ski?” I said as I weighed the risks of downhill skiing. My father put his arm around me and said, “I know you can.” “But what if I fall?”“Oh, you’re gonna fall,” he said, nodding decisively.“Will it hurt?”“Falling might hurt, but trust me: I [...]