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If yesterday\u2019s rambling, stream-of-conscious BB was in the vein of Donald Miller, today we\u2019re shooting for Raymond Carver (or Chewy):<\/p>\n

It was dark and humid and there were merkins.*<\/p>\n

Tunnel, backpedal, more merkins.<\/p>\n

Selling books, AI refrigerators, termite swarms, the lost AO of Abita Springs.<\/p>\n

And. More. Merkins. <\/p>\n

Jane Fondas back at the flag, Russo closed us out. <\/p>\n

*Carver\u2019s famous editor would\u2019ve scratched out every line but the first one. I just can\u2019t bring myself to be such a purist.<\/p>\n