I remember, before I finally fell asleep, feeling like there wasn’t all that much to say about my life. I’d had several satisfying relationships; they hadn’t amounted to much. I’d gotten better at my work, and been rewarded for it, but I sometimes felt like life had run out of surprises for me. I did what I did, and got the results I expected. I kept up my practice and it paid my way. My wheels made an agreeable noise when they spun. The
