#BreakThings: The Postal Service
11.23.20
Saturday night, Kyle and I decided to get takeout from a restaurant near our house. I walked in, told the man my name, and waited.
Then, I heard it.
Certain songs have the ability to transport you back to places in your past. Without warning, I was back on a dark street in Minneapolis on a cool April night with someone who I haven’t spoken to in over fifteen years. The Postal Service flowing out of a bar on Nicolette Avenue onto a deserted street.
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