Every day. Well, nearly every day. Most days for sure. Yeah, let's go with most days there is lots to be anxious about. Where did that mole on my left arm come from? Is it something to be concerned about? What about the spot (don't call it age spot) on my right arm, beside that scar, from when I burned the hairs, and a little skin, when I reached into the oven ... Will I get the job I bid on? What will I cook for dinner? Why do I have to cook dinner, again? Why did she look a

I accepted the task, not knowing at the time what it meant, the transcribing of audio interviews. The young lady was at the edge of earning her Master of Fine Arts degree and had conducted the interviews over the course of several weeks. I, in turn, listened in on those conversations and, playing the audio over and over, captured the spoken words. It was hours, a few days when looped together, of my life. The conversations were with friends in her neighborhood, aged friends,