Persons attempting to find a "text" in this [story] will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a "subtext" in it will be banished; persons attempting to explain, interpret, explicate, analyze, deconstruct, or otherwise "understand" it will be exiled to a desert island in the company only of other explainers.
BY ORDER OF THE AUTHOR - Wendell Berry's introduction to Jayber Crow.
This article was posted to Jayber on 30 December 2008 by to the following categories: Residuals.
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Niles Wallace Benson was born on December 28th at 2:17 am and we couldn't be more glad. He was 7 lbs 10 oz, and was 20 3/4 inches long. Mandy has some pictures on her blog -- here's one of my favorites:
Congratulations, Mark and Mandy! We’re praying for you three and are glad you’ve finally met Niles in person. What a wonder, eh?
Thanks Kathee! We’ve been waiting to meet Niles for some time now — definitely a wonder. Now that you’re a mom too, you know exactly how wonderful a blessing it is to become a parent!
Congrats! I think he really looks like you (from the pics on Mandy’s blog).