Today’s reading is the conclusion of Sunlight or Rock by John Kessel. It is part of a collection called The Baum Plan for Financial Independence
This episode is about seventeen minutes long.
Erno watches helplessly as the hockey game proceeds and the fate of his bet is decided. In despair, he muses on his life. Then he remembers when his friend was attacked and lost his hand in the alley. He jumps up and goes.
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Where does the ending go after “falling asleep”? The ending leaves me with nothing but disappointment.
I got that he has escaped from his miserable existence and has the possibility of a good future. The writer chooses to leave that up to our imagination.