We nonbelievers need our own testament, one providing dating advice, universal rules of the road, fashion tips, directions to happier places, a revised Ten Commandments, and suggestions on how to joyfully embrace an absurd universe, presented in story form. For instance,
It’s a criminal case, and the city’s police department captain will be a juror unless the defense attorney asks the judge to excuse him. It would be malpractice not to. Or would it?
A life-long source of inspiration: Negro League baseball players.
Having a drink and a cigar with Mark Twain, while discussing romance and philosophy.
A local newsstand owner and manager are accused of selling pornography—a magazine that seems to encourage rape and child molestation—and most people think they’re guilty as hell. There’s no fee in it, and taking over the case will draw a lot of fire.
Plotting a course to true love.
How Sam Clemens’s white “I don’t give a damn” suit helped a timid lawyer overcome his fear of courtrooms.
A tribute to the lonely.
On the mound in the last inning with a one run lead, the bases are empty, and the best hitter a high school pitcher would ever face is four batters away, when Satchel Paige whispers something in his ear.
The plight of the undersocialized.
Why we are an endangered species, and how we will check out.
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