the thing is single object nonfiction reflections by Mary Beth Ellis

Up Again

It poured here in Florida today, but Santa Anita was dry and sweet. Big stakes day. Gary "I Get Knocked Down! But I Mount Up Again!" Stevens saddled up in four races; one of them was aboard Storming Home, the very horse who threw him in a horrific spill a month ago. Here's how I, your very favorite health insurance whore, handles an identical situation: She hurls.

Here's how Gary Stevens handles it: He wins.

September 28, 2003

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