“Unveiling Secrets: What Columbus Never Knew About His Journey”
“A little more than halfway through.”
“I guess Philip Roth is your favorite writer, huh.”
“Yeah, he is. He writes about the human condition, the idea of family, the ups and downs of life so directly. And he’s funny! Though less so in this book.”
From my dad’s lips to Philip Roth’s ears, through my body. I am but a vessel. A pretty one. Another one. There’s a glut of attractive and talented writers in this town, and no doubt Philip Roth has bedded many of them. No problem here! I work at a magazine chronicling the travel, homes, second homes, and weddings of wealthy Americans, and I’m paid $700 a week to make sure words like “toile de Jouy” and “pied-à-terre” are spelled and styled correctly. At home, I sit in a flappy canvas collapsible chair, reading Edith Wharton’s cautionary tales of stepping outside one’s station, and think better watch yourself! until I remember I’m station-less. I’m playacting and can’t remember what I was trying to accomplish by moving here.
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