The Heart of the Matter (2015)
“I cannot describe the pain caused by stomach crunches on the body of a once-a-week warrior approaching middle age. Or the humiliation of lying near death on an exercise mat while women half your size or half again your age are still going strong.
—“Warfield’s Battles”
“What do you mean, you can’t go?” Jason demanded of Barry as he cradled the cordless phone on his shoulder while stuffing a towel into his gym bag. “You’ve been going to this aerobics class faithfully, three nights a week,... for the last two years. The one night I decide to go with you, you’re not going?” An ad for the class had been tucked into the back of his Meal Plan book, and it had seemed doable when he’d thought Barry would accompany him.
“Look,” Barry said, “I apologize all to hell, but we’ve got a broken hip on the way from the convalescent center. I don’t grump at you when the muse has fled and you miss basketball to stay home and work.”MoreLess
—“Warfield’s Battles”
“What do you mean, you can’t go?” Jason demanded of Barry as he cradled the cordless phone on his shoulder while stuffing a towel into his gym bag. “You’ve been going to this aerobics class faithfully, three nights a week,... for the last two years. The one night I decide to go with you, you’re not going?” An ad for the class had been tucked into the back of his Meal Plan book, and it had seemed doable when he’d thought Barry would accompany him.
“Look,” Barry said, “I apologize all to hell, but we’ve got a broken hip on the way from the convalescent center. I don’t grump at you when the muse has fled and you miss basketball to stay home and work.”MoreLess
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