The Other Side of the Story
What happens when the hero doesn't come out better for the obstacle they overcame? A look at the tragic end of Oliver Sipple, who went from national hero to pariah before dying alone at 47.
So much of what I write are happy-ending stories. Which is ironic, considering those have never been the stories that I’ve most enjoyed listening to or reading in books. Ask my wife. For years, until she grew used to my idiosyncrasies, every movie night I rattled off suggestions she rejected one after another, until she’d finally stop me and say: Why do…
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