Alfred Corn What’s defunct in his life? “The attitude of superiority, which I used to adopt almost daily as a way to manage fifty-seven or more varieties of annoyance and conflict. If you’re “above it all,” you give the impression that your aplomb and vanity are bullet-proof. Except that they’re actually not. When I saw through the pose, I dropped it, got real (and over myself), floundered around with all sorts and conditions, laughed and groaned a lot, and found some new and interesting company.”
