Regressive Thoughts on Infinity
Alan Berecka
September 12, 2021
Alan Berecka, a librarian in Corpus Christi, is a transplanted Texan who grew up in rural upstate New York. Over the years, on several cross country drives back from his boyhood home, he has been confronted by milage marker at the Texas-Louisiana border on I 10: El Paso 857 miles. Although he has never been to El Paso, the sign always garnered a reaction: amusement, fatigue, and marvel to name a few.