The Red Notebook: True Stories | 
#thunderstruck #getmovin The true stories in this collection have the common thread of coincidence- the kind of events where the universe suddenly seems to be looking directly at you. None are longer than a couple of pages, but all have a certain weight to them. In this one, he recounts a disastrous hiking trip at 14, when a thunderstorm strikes. A boy crawling under a metal fence in front of Auster is electrocuted and killed before his eyes.
Billypar @eanderson @Cinfhen 6y
Cinfhen That sounds life altering! 😱I‘m always amazed by these stories 6y
Centique 😱😱😱 Great description about the universe looking directly at you! 6y
Billypar @Cinfhen It's in a section called 'Why I Write'- makes sense as something that would be a formative early experience as a young writer. 6y
Billypar @Centique Thanks! Though I feel like that description was in my head from somewhere- I wish I could attribute it to whomever used it originally. 6y