
One Perfect Story: Chris Jones on "The Things That Carried Him"
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The Confluence of Factors in Depression
"I don't want young writers thinking as part of the deal. You don't have to wear black and be sad to be a good writer," he says. "For eight months, I knew exactly what I was doing... And it was like a mission." He is writing a story about heartbreak and its remedies through the lens of soccer. 'My soccer is one of my great obsessions. I play, I poach, I rest'
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