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Thank You, Father (a Love Story, of Sorts)

Thank you, Father (a Love Story, of Sorts) by Solomon D Stevens, PhD. Photograph of Solomon's father, courtesy of Solomon.
Photograph courtesy of Solomon D. Stevens, Ph.D

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

Through music, a boy is gifted an expression of love from his stoic father

My father and I had many disagreements. He was a wonderful father, but sometimes, to assert my independence, I would disagree with him for no good reason. We always had a good relationship, but there were tensions. Tonight, for reasons I cannot fathom, I asked Alexa to play music by Andres Segovia, the man who was one of the most revered classical guitarists of all time.

That moment took me back in a completely unexpected way to an experience with my father. One I shall never

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