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Jan 14, 2023
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I walked into a place I sometimes go to do some writing. It’s quiet early in the day. By afternoon, it’ll be busy and noisy with conversation.

But for those first few hours, it is quiet save for whatever music the manager feels like playing. Often old jazz. Nina Simone, Coltrane, Louie Armstrong. Sometimes classic R&B.

I sit at the same table every time. …

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