
Send in the Clowns
The clown accepts the ludicrous and overcomes it by laughing at himself or herself and laughing along with everyone else. The clown is the Victim/Victor.
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The clown accepts the ludicrous and overcomes it by laughing at himself or herself and laughing along with everyone else. The clown is the Victim/Victor.

The immigration officer told him he should probably change his name from Christ Flak to something else, lest he take a lot of flak in

I asked myself if I would have made different decisions and taken different actions than those my parents took in moving us to the suburbs.

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Time stood still as the procession, most dressed in their Sunday best, split in all directions at the leading of counselors eager to pray with

On a Damascus Road of sorts, seeing beyond the proof text, I’m able to say to myself and anyone who’ll listen, “Yes, really!” Come cancer,

In an early scene of the film American Fiction, Monk (Jeffrey Wright) is noticeably upset. He moves a stack of his books—he’s a Black scholar