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Keep Going

I wake up without an alarm to a quiet house. After a good sleep I perceive things clearly enough to notice them. At night I’m so distracted by my own mind that it’s all I can hear but in the morning I can hear the fridge humming and tires sloshing on the interstate a half mile away. I make coffee, go to the bathroom, then pour a cup and sit on my couch where I work. In this way I think of all the things I need to do that day and it doesn’t worry me yet because I still have the day. Here I make a list. I order it so all I have to do to keep going is look at the top of the list. It’s very important to keep going.

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About Scott Kraus

Scott Kraus is a writer based in Detroit and Buenos Aires, known for his thought-provoking works on the themes of loneliness and isolation in the connected age. With a keen eye for detail and a emotional command of language, Kraus creates poignant and deeply moving pieces that explore the human experience in the modern world.

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