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I’ve been quite dejected of late.
I have lost my desire for grilling fish.
Mind you, this is big news. Ding-dong, sound the gong: the death of Desire, with a capital D. (Oh no, I’m having a flashback to my pretentious years in school. Heaven forbid.)
Recalling the capital D, I do not think my lack of desire lately has anything to do with our general lack of industry. This is different: I’ve been foiled by failure and I’m now fearful of destroying more specimens of fishly beauty.
After those gorgeous(!) pike mackerel about a month ago, I’ve been having trouble grilling fish. I’ve tried it with three different fish now. I wish I knew what I was doing wrong, because then, I can write myself a cautionary tale of how not to turn beautiful fish into ugly fish.
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