Marek Makowski is a writer living in Chicago. His writing has recently appeared in the Yale Review, Smart Set, and Litro. He teaches composition (remotely) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. You can find him on Instagram, @RealMarekM.
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I was waiting for a tennis court on the lakeshore in Chicago when I read that Adam Zagajewski died. I have always considered tennis like writing: you practice to get into...