Chris Versus the Succulent Pear

Sliding the plate forward so that the pear is bathing in sunlight, Chris notices that the sun’s rays slicing through the window are striking the pear in such a way that it looks like it’s glowing.

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Chris, a fifth-year senior at Arizona State University, is passed out on his bed; his body splayed across his mattress like roadkill spread out across a…