Robert Ford

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“An Unintended Indiscretion ” by Robert Ford

An Unintended Indiscretion           “You’ll never be content,” her mother predicted. “I know you too well. He’s all wrong for you.” In an act of unabashed rejection of parental progno...

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“Vocational Adjustment and The Indispensable Man” by Robert Ford

Vocational Adjustment and The Indispensable Man         That they had misspelled Asher Littlefield Sr’s name on his retirement watch was disappointing, but not surprising. It was, in fact, a kind of left-handed tribute to his corporate longevity and his determination to remain virtually invisible so that he might slip through the years tota...

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“The Beast in My Jungle” by Robert Ford

The Beast in My Jungle By Robert Ford  When I was a sophomore in college, I took a literature course that was devoted to the extensive novels and short stories of Henry James. Among his many works, I fixated, almost to the point of obsession, on his short story The Beast in the Jungle. The main character is convinc...

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“ Metamorphosis ” by Robert Ford

Metamorphosis         I remember the last time I drove my daughter, Hildy, to school and the revelation it became. Or maybe instructive is a better word. Though I would never have admitted it to anyone, she was my favorite daughter. The older one, Julie, seemed to take an instant dislike to me the moment she emerged from ...

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“Asher Brightendale's Dilemma” by Robert Ford

Asher Brightendale’s Dilemmas  Like most things in Asher Brightendale’s life, his attempted suicide was an example of his penchant for dismissing any plan laced with the possibility of failure by summarily replacing it with an obstinate determination to perfectly execute his objective. I.E., he kn...

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