In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:

20 What Comes Next When you crash at the South Pole (Frank Capra, Dirigible, 1931) these things happen: your friends die. You go blind. Your wife wants to leave you. You push a sled for a month and end up just going in a circle, back to the original graves. None of these is the bad thing. The bad thing is that the only way home after you crash your plane at the South Pole is by begging to be rescued by that most ass-smeared of airships, a dirigible. Our Lady of Sorrow. Some things cannot be fixed, even with strapping tape and wing dope. ...

Share