The community came almost to a standstill. News crews stuck microphones in the face of everyone who had one, and sharked up every tidbit of psycho-news they could get: “And how did you feel when you heard about that?” As if someone's personal feelings are news: “O, I felt a deep sense of elation until I realized that it wasn't just a rerun, but was an actual news show. Then I felt a deep sense of mourning, and rushed out to throw myself on a television crew to record my private, but now public, feelings for posterity. . . Is that enough, or should I search my emotional locker a little deeper?”
(a paragiraffe from my latest novel, a satire in progress)
There's an awful lot of dirt out there. Some of it washes down the Ohio to other places. This doesn't mean there is no dirt in Boone County, Ky. We have too much dirt, not enough soil. Thank you for reading "Too Much Dirt".
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