A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 39 excerpt)

Published: Sept. 23, 2022, 4:07 p.m.

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Story 39 from \'A Lifetime Doing Nothing\' by Ian McCrorie
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My father would go apoplectic when he was near gum chewers.\\n He would physically recoil as they mashed away in complete\\n obliviousness to the consternation they were causing him.\\n Though I didn\\u2019t understand the reason for his meltdowns, over\\n time I absorbed his attitude. Each time some unsuspecting\\n gum smacker tried to engage my father in a conversation, I\\n could feel my father do a slow burn. Like a tuning fork hearing\\n a note played on a piano, I would commiserate with him, and\\n my habit patterning would...

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narrated by Ian McCrorie
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\\n 3 minutes 29 seconds
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