I Love Lamp

By Stephen M. Tomic

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Let’s imagine Tim. When I picture him in my mind I see a guy about to turn forty-seven. He goes running in the winter wearing Spandex long johns but carries a bit of a paunch. He’s freshly divorced and trying to be philosophical about it all. This is the chance for a new beginning, he tells himself in the mirror while brushing his teeth and tracing the historical markers of his hairline’s slow and steady…