How well I remember it: when the alarms sounded, and the great whistle blew. Everyone knew what that soul-chilling blast meant — there had been a cave-in at the mine. Everyone in the little town of Truthiness knew the cold dread that gripped our hearts, then …
(From the imaginary 1941 MGM film, “How Brazen Was My Hussy,” dir. John Ford)
The collapse came suddenly. As I told you back on March 9: (and it’s baaaack today) Continue reading



























