And if I listen and share what I find, perhaps I can shed light on the intersectionality of this current crisis with other issues affecting an entire nation.
In a letter to Frédéric Bazille (1841 1870), Monet wrote: I spend my time out in the open, on the shingle beach when the weather is bad or the fishing boats go out, or I go into the countryside which is very beautiful here, that I find perhaps still more charming in winter than in summer and, naturally I work all the time, and I believe that this year I am going to do some serious things.
What I found perhaps most interesting about this quandary is that not one of the few men who commented, and not one of the men I asked privately, supported the idea that openness was more important than looking out for number one.
I found, perhaps inappropriately, the row of pond-side mausoleums particularly amusing; one is more giant and elaborate than the next, and each, of course, has a perfect, unobstructed waterfront view.
I was pleasantly surprised to find perhaps the friendliest 80,000 people ever assembled, and a well- orchestrated waste management team at Bonnaroo that got almost everything right.
Many find, perhaps too soon, their (first) wives or husbands.
Inside, you will find perhaps the most refined chocolate of the micro-batch scene.
Thrift store find, perhaps?
I certainly found (perhaps because my mother's voice still resonates in my head) that it can be hard to stifle a certain sense of shame.
In discussing the subject with a few women and, admittedly, fewer men, I have found, perhaps unsurprisingly, that it is not the sort of thing we really feel comfortable talking about.
From beginning to end, "Fellow Mortals" asks us to be gentle with ourselves, with each other, with the world — and it is a testament to Mahoney's vision that I find myself perhaps unusually forgiving of this novel's flaws.
