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Brian Thompson
It sounded like someone playing the bagpipes on a cat. Out of tune and out of time. Discordant.
I looked up the definition of “discordant.” It said sounds that are “harsh and jarring because of a lack of harmony; i.e., playing the bagpipes on a cat.”
The melodious mess emanating from my computer speakers took place on Christmas Eve. Across Zoom. A family stretched through three states – Florida, Virginia and New York – all gathering together to sing – for the sake of the story, we shall call it “singing” – Christmas carols.