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  • Last Thoughts on the Eclipse
  • Richard Holt McAdams (bio)

Awake again and tired of squinting at tomorrow's sun, I begin to search for theNumber needed to exit and discover in front of me Three residents still napkinnedwhere they last ate an hour ago. Their stale conversation appearsstalled. But despite being hard of hearing, I am aware that Two are onthe verge of confessing: We are refracted, our minds, each neuron asolitary prism. One ancient resident blinks at her vacant plateas if daunted by the need to reply. Seeking dark againI have almost shuffled off when she gestures myname, intones reproachfully with her eyes:Tired already? Of the searches for the exit?Tired of squinting towards tomorrow'ssun? At the crown, your path oftotality will leave nothing,nothing    to    imagine.Zero.    No,    noteven.        Justa        circleof        dar        k. [End Page 55]

Richard Holt McAdams

Richard Holt McAdams missed a few English courses at the University of North Carolina before studying law at the University of Virginia. He now teaches law at a Midwestern University and writes about law and literature. He resides in Chicago with a patient spouse and a mischievous dog.

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