The Audiovisual

I need to check you  out before I agree to do this interview.

There was an awkward moment of silence, then the two men were ushered into the study. The door was shut. 

I hope Ted goes easy on Morrie.

Tell me something close to your heart.

I thought you were a narcissist.

crisp blue suit

shaggy gray sweater

fancy clothes

with composure

the humility that death inducd

What did Morrie dread the most about his slow, insidious decay?

went numb

flumbling with notebooks and syllabi

plaid flannel shirts