“The hunter will talk about spring in Hawaii, summer in Alaska. The man who says he was always better at math will form the sentences so carefully it will be impossible to tell if you are included in these plans. When he asks you if you would like to open a small guest ranch way out in the country, understand this is a rhetorical question. Label these conversations future perfect, but don’t expect the present to catch up with them.”
An excerpt from How to Talk to a Hunter by Pam Houston
Advertisement
