My Family Skipped My “Pointless” Award—Then Watched It Live From a Restaurant TV

the television and their table, visibly assembling the connection. Someone at a neighboring table pulled out a phone and began recording—first the screen, then the table beneath it.

On stage, three thousand miles away, I stood in the hot glare of the lights with a trophy in my hands that felt simultaneously too heavy and not heavy enough. The presenter continue reading …