A Legend In His Own Minefield

A Legend In His Own Minefield

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Still Snobbish After All These Years

Still Snobbish After All These Years

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John Mendelssohn
Jan 03, 2010
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Still Snobbish After All These Years
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For one as given to self-loathing, I remain a frightful snob. When I first got to Beacon, I attended a meeting of a writers group in spite of my dreadful experience at the one in Wisconsin. I just wanted, and knew I needed, some social interaction beyond nodding at the guy at the gym who’d gone over my paperwork with me. I became friendly with one of th…

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