A few days ago I had an essay called “DIY” go up at The Point. The essay is about the myths of ‘doing-it-yourself’, and being an ‘autodidact’. “DIY” is my second piece that’s run at The Point. The first was an except, called “Safety Meeting” from my memoir WORK (2017). “A wise man named Jack the Whip once said to me he didn’t need to have all the information memorized, it wasn’t important to have it all in his head, but he did have to know where to find it.”
Thanks for being here on earth with me
♡♡♡ Bud
"Oh no, don’t say it was a box of store-bought breadcrumbs, you’re breaking my heart."
"Sure, hitting a deer would probably solve his problem, and Lord knows deer were always dashing out in front of his car, but now that John wanted to hit a deer, the universe would never send him a deer, no matter how fast he drove through dark forested roads at twilight."
"And his wife holding up the newborn would say, 'Darling, I would like to introduce you to Tertius.'”
Truly amazing, as always.
Don't normally write comments (not that there's anything wrong with that) but this was a great essay. Happy to hear that Troy lived happily ever after once he learned how to do email.