Before the Fall

by Noah Hawley

The sign on the back reads MONTAUK STATE BEACH. New York. He swam all the way to New York.

How many millions of other activities begin and end at the same time? How many other “facts” converge in just the right way, creating symbolic connectivity?

Life is a series of decisions and reactions. It is the things you do and the things that are done to you. And then it’s over.