I’m at a house in the middle of nowhere right now. Specifically the Southern Illinois region of nowhere. It’s a modern but isolated ranch home overlooking a pond with a dock and singular duck, quietly ignoring the rain.
I can’t help but marvel at the mallard for its zen; the rain is coming down very hard. The drops bombarding the surface of the water hav…
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