Sacred Sunday Reading

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by Emily Haines &
The Soft Skeletons

We humans are creatures of routine. Sure, we want new experiences, but in the end, patterns and framework are what bring us comfort.

When I was a kid, Sundays were for three things: laundry, "ABC's Wide World of Sports" (watched while folding laundry) and reading.

"Wide World of Sports" has long since been out of broadcast — and, some might say, had long since lost its way even before then. My Sunday laundry routine got left by the wayside ages ago, too.

But the Sunday reading habit remains.

Today began with Father's Day tribute by sportswriter Wright Thompson — a reminder of how much family relations mean, and what great storytellers sportswriters are.

Then it was on to a couple of short stories from "Alone in the Kitchen With an Eggplant" by Jenni Ferrari-Adler (Amazon | BN | Powell's | Gothamist author interview) before wandering off to a pile of magazines, including Esquire, Real Simple and the "Kitakoga" manga in Monocle.

Not a bad way to slow down on a Sunday. Too bad time flies when you're having fun.