Monthly Archives: July 2021

Skyler asks if I’m going to see Brokeback at Thalia Hall and I tell him I am. Alicia and Sam are going too. We decide on Skylark for dinner beforehand. Another in a series of “back-to-normal” exercises that everyone seems to be doing, or talking about doing, so often nowadays. Most gatherings begin with a few minutes’Continue reading “Brokeback”

Do you ever have the feeling after opening a book that you’ve always known it? Like it was always nearby. Reading becomes more like remembering. I’d heard about Frederick Exley’s book for many years, but avoided it for reasons I couldn’t pinpoint. Maybe when something is acclaimed in a certain way it’s a turn-off. There’sContinue reading “A Fan’s Notes”

I move an old fan sitting on a table to the left of my armchair and perch it atop a stereo speaker. Now I have an unobstructed view the length of my place, all the way down to the bedroom. Shifting one object changes the entire room. Why does it take a year to realizeContinue reading “Due Date (Люди и Море)”