# The Achieve of, the Mastery of the Thing

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- Book: [The Achieve of, the Mastery of the Thing](https://www.bookquiver.com/laurie-colwin/the-achieve-of-the-mastery-of-the-thing) ([The Achieve of, the Mastery of the Thing.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/laurie-colwin/the-achieve-of-the-mastery-of-the-thing.md))
- Authors: [Laurie Colwin](https://www.bookquiver.com/laurie-colwin)
- Publisher: Vintage
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-05-9368-548-8
- Published: 2022-10-11
- Language: en_US
- Binding: E-book

## Description

In this short story from Laurie Colwin’s The Lone Pilgrim, the perpetually stoned young wife of a popular college professor struggles to tell her husband that she’s been high since the day...