[…] “Should I, um, exercise . . .” “Won’t make any difference.” “Medication . . .” “Scarcely any under development. None even close to market.” “Treatments . . .” “Experimental. Long shots. Not covered.” “I have very good insurance . . .” “You might as well not […]
[…] of the spirit. “And great shall be the blessings upon our heads.” “It won’t hurt your money market fund either,” quipped the good brother. “For behold, if you sign up a member who makes […]
[…] You wake before the alarm you’d set for 4:30. You dress, almost ritually, and decide to fast. Today of all days you must maintain the proper mood—and your self-control. Yes, think of it as […]
[…] Juarez. The exotic thrill of a ride with strangers had worn off after the first few days. Today, more than anything, Steven simply felt uncomfortable. He was sitting astride his backpack, wedged tightly between […]
[…] like the elders did. A few days after our baptism, Allen and Johnson came by with the news that they had rented a house where they could live and hold meetings. Mother asked them […]
[…] would be sent up soon. There was no need for them to go down there. With the news, arrangements had to be made. There was no getting around it. They had wanted everything to […]
[…] startles me—I didn’t hear her come up. “What are you smiling about?” she teases. She seems happier today. “Me?” I say. “No, Harry,” she says. That’s what we nicknamed Jenn’s friend. What an ape. […]
[…] on the sofa sobbing with her face buried in her hands. She knew only too well that news of the disgrace that had fallen upon her family would ricochet about town within a few […]
[…] the failure of the Mother Church to live up to it. It is my observation that even today, with the open discussion of sexual matters which occurs in the mass media, most Americans are […]
[…] and marriage and other events by song and dancing, exchanging presents, etc. But when we come, as today, to celebrate death (and I think some of you might question the use of the word […]