nashville is a dog?
it is a wonderful world when you have a brand new friend who calls you on the phone at work and reads entire amy hempel stories aloud to you.

and he'll also tell you that it's okay if you keep saying "mm hmm," or "uh huh," in case your coworkers wonder why you're sitting silently on the phone for so long.

however, when you instead say things like, "oh wow, i like that part," and "oooh!" and "wait, read that sentence again," and have the occasional little chuckle, it's probably quite obvious that you're not doing any work.

there are very few things more comforting than being read a story out loud.