eric | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 02 2008 | religion, literature, David Foster Wallace, thepugetnews
A work of short fiction by David Foster Wallace writing for "The New Yorker," about two "good people" trying to come to a joint decision.
Quoted: The New Yorker
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