me.

“You’re ready,” he told me.

“What if I fail?”

“Then you’ll learn something useful.”

“What if I succeed?”

He smiled.

“Then you’ll learn something useful.”

I laughed so hard I nearly spilled my coffee.

That was Charles.

Always finding wisdom in the simplest words.

The Empty Chair

One Monday morning, I arrived at work and noticed something unusual.

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