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...only the venue and the topic of this first fumble that several colleagues found surprising...
...78th day after the attacks, Mike broached the topic of Sept. 11 with E.J. He was still on medical leave, but they drove into Manhattan for a dinner for the families of Ladder 11. The two were sitting in a bar in Alphabet City when Mike suddenly leaned in. "I just don't know what I'm supposed to be feeling about all of this," he told her. "I think I'm supposed to be feeling guilty, but I actually am thankful to be alive." And then he abruptly stopped talking...
Those are the last words the two have shared on the topic. E.J. says she has stopped trying to prod. As long as he's talking to someone--his friends, a counselor, a reporter--she feels he's getting the outlet he needs. "Maybe he's just trying to spare me," she says of his silence. "But I do ask myself if one day all of a sudden it's going to hit him, if it's finally going to become real...
...HATESHIP, FRIENDSHIP, COURTSHIP, LOVESHIP, MARRIAGE The nine tales assembled under this long title again demonstrate Canadian author Alice Munro's thorough mastery of the short story. All of them are touched, in one way or another, by the specter of death, a topic that Munro's skill makes surprisingly lively...
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage The nine tales assembled under this long title again demonstrate Canadian author Alice Munro's thorough mastery of the short story. All of them are touched, in one way or another, by the specter of death, a topic that Munro's skill makes surprisingly lively...