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The New Yorker (November 1990) "Short and Sweet" At my mother’s Thanksgiving, of course, after the food was put on the table my father prayed, in a singsong voice, thanking the Almighty for many blessings, of which he would list a few. Apart from the blessings of faith, there are fundamental human comforts to be grateful for—food, the love of those around us, life in a free country—and my father did not hesitate to cite them. I do. But, as I take the rolls out of the oven and nuke the gravy for a minute in the microwave, I try to imagine a little prayer for my dinner. The wild-rice dressing, the gorgeous bird, the yams—do I really intend to take all the credit for this? A dinner this good requires a half-minute’s graceful pause as we watch the sparks rise into the stars and we feel grateful and we confess that life is good. Even when it’s confused, it’s good. GKIf you are a paid subscriber to The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor, thank you! Your financial support is used to maintain these newsletters, websites, and archive. If you’re not yet a paid subscriber and would like to become one, support can be made through our garrisonkeillor.com store, by check to Prairie Home Productions, P.O. Box 2090, Minneapolis, MN 55402, or by clicking the SUBSCRIBE button. This financial support is not tax deductible.
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