September 2020

Nineteen years ago, I’d almost pulled up to the parking lot at my factory job, when shocked co-workers flagged me down in the street. ‘There’s been an airplane accident in NYC. Big one. Management wants us to stay home today.” I drove the 20+ miles home listening to NPR coverage. Once home I turned on…

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