The Wall

1 · · June 26, 2022, midnight
Will Smith begins his biography, Will, with the story of his father demolishing a 12x20 feet wall. He asks Will, 11, and his younger brother Harry to rebuild it. Will meets this decision with stupefaction: I remember looking at that gaping hole in excruciating disbelief. I was utterly certain that there would never be a wall there ever again. Will and his brother worked on the wall every day, mixing concrete and carrying the buckets....