When the World Starts in on Us/ Anthony Doerr
We all come into existence as a single cell, smaller than a speck of dust. Much smaller. Divide. Multiply. Add and subtract. Matter changes hands, atoms flow in and out, molecules pivot, protein stitch together, mitochondria send out their oxidation dictates; we begin as a microscopic electrical swamp. The lungs the brain the heart. […]
Fat Married Look/ Ernest Hemingway
“Once a man’s married he’s absolutely bitched,” Bill went on. “He hasn’t got anything more. Nothing. Not a damn thing. He’s done for. You’ve seen the guys that get married.” Nick said nothing. “You can tell them,” Bill said. “They get this sort of fat married look. They’re done for.” “Sure,” said Nick. “It […]
