A good editor

In which Tobias Wolff plays an unwitting role

“Bottle, Newspaper, Pipe and Glass,” (1914), Georges Braque

I worked for a couple months during the mid-aughts as an editor at a style magazine called Vitals. The job was taxing and chaotic. I didn’t mind it, didn’t love it. One highlight was a closet, open for raiding, full of free clothes and product samples. Another was the day I convinced Tobias Wolf…