John Dickerson's Navel Gazing: An Exploration of Inklings

Published: April 6, 2024, 7 a.m.

b'In this week\\u2019s essay, John Dickerson looks back on a Sunday morning in 2021, and ruminates on the empty spaces left behind by the people that once filled our lives.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nNotebook Entries:\\nNotebook 75, page 6. September 5, 2021:\\n\\u201cOh my god. We dropped our son at college and our dog is dead.\\u201d \\u2013 Anne.\\n\\xa0\\nReferences:\\n\\u201cSunday Morning Coming Down\\u201d by Johnny Cash\\n\\u201cThe Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock\\u201d by T.S. Eliot\\n\\u201cWhen Someone You Love is Upset, Ask This One Question\\u201d by Jancee Dunn for the\\xa0New York Times\\n\\u201cA Case of \\u2018Sunday Neurosis\\u2019\\u201d by Jena McGregor for the\\xa0Washington Post\\n\\u201cWaking Early Sunday Morning\\u201d by Robert Lowell\\nMaster of Change: How to Excel When Everything is Changing\\xa0by Brad Stulberg\\nJason Isbell: Running With Our Eyes Closed\\n\\u201cAlabama Pines\\u201d by Jason Isbell\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0Podcast production by Cheyna Roth.\\n\\xa0\\nHost\\nJohn Dickerson\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'