We hope as you enjoy your weekend you’ll also find some time to kick back and survey some of the best writing from around the web. This week we’re bringing you two nonfiction articles, and one humor piece from McSweeney’s. Check it out.
- “B.B. King, The Defining Bluesman For Generations, “, by Tim Weiner, from New York Times.
B.B. King - B.B. King died in his sleep last night. Spend a few moment learning something of the life that fueled King’s delta shredding. Rest in Peace.
- “In Flight“, by Mark Vanhoenacker, from Skyfaring: A Journey With a Pilot, adapted by NYT.
- If you’re like me you enjoy reading about people at work. What are their days like? With whom do they come into contact with? This story, written by a British Airways Pilot, reads like a dreamy diary entry. Find out what it feels like when your office is 31,000 feet in the air with a view northern lights, shooting stars and the accented voices of multi-national air traffic controllers are the closest you’ll get to a secretary.
- “Rosetta Stone: Texting With Women Edition“, by Max Davison, from McSweeney’s.
- “By trailing off, is she implying that something isn’t right? We all know that ending a text with an ellipsis is shorthand for “So here’s the thing.” But if something were wrong, she would just say it. Unless she’s pausing in preparation for what she’s going to say next…”
As always, please feel free to comment with responses to the Covered Bridge stories or suggestions of your own.
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