Understanding

Michael Roberts

As I drove her to the doctor’s office, my grandmother said, “it’s disorienting this business of getting old, all these aches and ailments, fuss and trouble, and thinking you’re 16 until you pass by a mirror.” I was 16 and nodded like I understood. Now 74, I’ve had an epiphany.

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MICHAEL ROBERTS is a retiree enjoying life and good writing, and writing good, even if bad.

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