The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - James Thurber - 4 stars

[Jason]

This is one of my favorite movies so when I learned it is also a short story, I had to read it.

"A henpecked husband copes with the frustrations of his dull life by imagining he is a fearless airplane pilot, a brilliant doctor, and other dashing figures."

I connect with this story so much because I was Walter Mitty growing up. This was a coping mechanism I used to make it through my adolescence and teenage years. And like the movie teaches, once you start engaging in experiences, there is no reason to obsessively daydream.

This story is free online from The New Yorker