somewhat synonymously
"Somewhat Synonymously," December 21, 2022 (#355)
original title
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín (2009)
Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem (1999)
last line from Mother! (2017)
Somewhat Synonymously
Having the same friends and neighbours, the same routines in the same
plastic blue whale suspended from the ceiling, which had been the focus,
cost more than she had in mind, but she came back the next day and bought
the suitcase, then held the other open and stepped into it, careful not to
not know how to do the steps. They found a group who were standing in
the nearest doorman’s suit breast. He darted back, scowling. But they
have to pray for her when I get back but I couldn't follow the prayers at
pressure from all sides, the goons everywhere, my echolalia provoked
by people from the town, especially when the tempo of the music was
my soda and chips in a large bag with the paper-wrapped sandwiches
carrying two glasses of lemonade. They’re filled very much to the brim.
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