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house of glass | house of glass

gary-g-gach's picture
Jan.29.2008
Books in my life
Walking home I stop. The neighborhood rabbi sits at the window table of the corner cafe. Outside, I stand alongside him. Shoulder to shoulder. Only a pane of glass between us. He's far too absorbed now to look up and notice me observing. His hands hover over his laptop, poised. His fingertips are...