Listening to and living through

A few lines written about the lives of others

I listen to a lot of audiobooks.

I listen to audiobooks when doing household chores, driving, exercising, and going to sleep at night.

There have been days and weeks when I have heard the voices of audiobook narrators more than any flesh-and-blood person, including friends and family.

It's not just any old audiobook, though. I don't listen to mysteries. I …