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The Pride

The Pride (372 pages, 2005, fiction) by Wallace Ford. I know it’s what inside those counts, but I felt this book should have been leather bound, and the title written in gold leaf in a fancy script. The original cover … Continue reading

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The Secretary

“I’m a secretary,” a friend told me. “When I tell people this, they sometimes look at me with a certain pity. But when they find out who I am secretary for, they open their eyes with admiration!” In other words, … Continue reading

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Appearance Alone

His name was David, but most just called him “the street fiddler.” David was a disheveled, older man who was a regular fixture in popular places in our city, serenading passers-by with unusual skill at his violin. In exchange for … Continue reading

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