wretchard
2008-07-25 20:27:17
Reality supplies a lot of surprise endings to what we imagine are straightforward stories. A aviation hero who then falls out of political favor. A decorated veteran who dies from a drug overdose. An ACLU poster boy who kidnaps his own children and takes them to Yemen after all the civil rights types work for his release. The narrative betrays us; or would alternatively argue, we betrayed the narrative.








