Margaret Atwood vs. debt

[Daniel Julius]

On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 5:21 AM, <bandwraith at aol.com> wrote:

> "In good times we float around on it as if on a helium-filled balloon;
> we rise higher and higher, and the balloon gets bigger and bigger,
> until -- poof! -- some kill joy sticks a pin into it and we sink. But
> what is the nature of that pin?
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> This is perfect. Thanks Dave.
> I can only assume that Ms. Atwood is slyly referring to ATD.
>


Barthelme's "Balloon" is what came to my mind, also
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