I don’t think it's weak to admit you made a mistake. That takes strength, if you ask me.
The Long EarthOne would think a writer would be happy here -- if a writer is every happy anywhere.
The Long GoodbyeThe impossible often has a kind of integrity to it which the merely improbable lacks.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the SoulHungry people should be fed. It takes some people a long time to figure this out.
Shouldn't You Be in School?