Oh man. I was just in the mood for an old classic short story. Had been reading constantly through some of those in the PBW Challenge and needed the old. Read Chopin and one other, then a favorite, Chekov.
Misery. It’s beautiful, what else can I say? I won’t even spoil its effect with the pointing out of metaphor (like the snow-covered man and his horse).
I am rejuvenated. I am humbled. I am elated by words once again. And by the image of Chekov alongside his story…one hell of a good-looking man.
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I love Chekov. “Lady with a dog” is hard to forget. “Uncle Vanya” of course, which is out on DVD now: “Vanya on 42nd Street” with Wallace Shawn and Julianne Moore.