Clock Dance

by Anne Tyler

“Well, I wasn’t overwhelmed, to tell the truth. Or underwhelmed, either one. I was just…whelmed, I guess you could say.”

Being whelmed

“His phone doesn’t ring anymore on account of Facebook.” “Facebook?” Willa said. “People don’t need him to track anybody down now.”

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Now Willa remembered what a boon these young women could be: offering privileged glimpses into her sons’ private lives.

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