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I was reading Narrative on their new iPhone App, and I just fell in love with this story from Ann Beattie. Having read her new book, Walks With Men, this summer, I felt that I should show some of my Beattie love. Thus, today’s Story of the Day:

“Janet hated caller ID, which had simply materialized after she’d had to replace the old phone. To her dismay, after living alone for almost twenty years, she’d developed the habit of running for the phone, only to look sadly at the window that told you who was calling, her desire draining away even if she was happy to get the call, because seeing the caller’s name made it seem as if they’d already spoken: the name signified an end rather than a beginning.”