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2020.04.05 11:58

Excerpt from Preservation by Raymond Carver.

Mornings, he got

up before she did and used the bathroom. Then he turned the TV on and made coffee. She thought he seemed upbeat and cheerful at that hour of the day. But by the time she left for work, he’d made his place on the sofa and the TV was going. Most often it would still be going when she came in again that afternoon. He’d be sitting up on the sofa, or else lying down on it, dressed in what he used to wear to jeans and a flannel shirt. But sometimes the TV would be off and he’d be sitting there holding his book.
“How’s it going?” he’d say when she looked in on him.
“Okay,” she’d say. “How’s it with you?”
“Okay.”
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  • 美稚 2020.04.05 12:07

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    I love your reading
  • يوسف 2020.04.05 12:13

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    Thanks
  • Samantha 2020.04.05 12:19

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    how British your accent is
  • Sabrina 2020.04.05 12:56

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    What does flannel mean?
  • Pon 2020.04.05 12:56

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    Wonderful text and reading
  • 老王 Lao Wang 2020.04.05 13:03

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    May I know which one this is?
  • mona-不面基-渣男请滚 2020.04.05 13:09

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    I can not understand .did they live a harmony ?
  • Mariam 2020.04.05 19:41

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    @sumayya good job
  • Mariam 2020.04.05 19:57

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    How is it my work?
  • Shamus 2020.04.05 22:52

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    @老王 Lao Wang The story is called Preservation and it's from the collection titled Cathedral.
  • sumayya 2020.04.06 02:26

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    @Mariam thanks mariam
  • 老王 Lao Wang 2020.04.06 03:04

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    @Shamus Thank you! We will quickly cover all of Carver's books lol I’m afraid that I won’t be able to catch up with you lol
  • Shamus 2020.04.06 08:15

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    @老王 Lao Wang It's not a race so take your time. 😂
  • Irina June Sun 2020.05.21 16:44

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    Everything is going OK. 😊

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