My recent axe injury resembled the “Alice through the Looking Glass” scene where the White Queen cuts herself with a brooch.
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Sports Injuries, Declining Magical Powers
My tennis performance, once decent, has declined since I suffered a foot injury and underwent cataract surgery. I therefore find myself identifying with Ged In LeGuin’s “Wizard of Earthsea” and Taran in “Black Cauldron” when they suddenly find themselves stripped of magical powers.
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Horror Steps onto the Court
The horror of witnessing Kevin Ware’s horrific basketball injury reminds me of a moment of comparable horror in Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues.”
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