The Lesson of the Clothespin: Refusing to Discard the Broken Things in a Throwaway Culture

about thunder. He won’t care about the mailman. He’ll just… exist. It’s very popular with people who work from home and need quiet.”

I looked at Gable. He was looking at me, his brown eyes wide, tracking a fly buzzing near the ceiling. He was alert. He was alive. He was difficult, yes, but he was present.

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