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Several blocks and a thousand years from the city’s ritzy nightclubs and theaters, a rind of moon sweated in the sky,
Darning is to send parallel threads through the damage in socks and sweaters, in and out, in and out, back and forth, over and under, and somehow, you have a piece of fabric again—such as the heel of a sock, that’s good enough again, against all odds. This is sort of a miracle—good enough again. Wow. You’re weaving, in effect, starting with raggedy edges, going back a bit to the one spot that can still hold new thread. It definitely helps to have a darning egg as you go through life. Trust me on this.
An entire psychology has been devised involving the only child, a variant of the first-born. The only child is not inevitably the first-born, however. The only child may be the survivor. The only child is more likely to be gifted than a child with numerous siblings. Obviously, the only child is likely to be lonely.
Mudwoman
Joyce Carol Oates
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