Goines On: Sanctification

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A pang of longing shot through Goines at Walmart, at his impulse to buy eye wash – a repetitive act of old, but no longer called for, since Ziggy had gone on and his and Mrs. Goines’ own need for eye wash was a small fraction of what Ziggy had needed because of his allergies. The thought now, in the pharmacy at Walmart, of buying eye wash somehow elevated the act – or just the thought of the act – to the status of a sacrament, a holy, hallowed, blessed act: in remembrance of Ziggy.

Correspondence: Tweets & titters

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Trump could never even think tweets like these: “The Trump Tweets We’ll Never See” [Andrew Postman, NY Times, August 19]. Excerpt:

Thor's Day: A fable about perspective

The black dot

By Anonymous

Edited by Morris Dean

[Submitted by a correspondent who could not identify the author. It’s not well written, but they say it’s the thought that counts. And Thor’s taking the day off again.]

A professor entered his classroom and asked his students to spend a few minutes preparing for a surprise exam. Surprise exams weren’t unusual, but the students nevertheless waited anxiously for this one to begin.