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patterns and progress - by Ava - bookbear express

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I’m reading Anna Karenina on the train. My posture is bad. Two meters away a man gently rolls a soccer ball back and forth under his left foot. I’ve had one pisco sour and one glass of sauvignon blanc. It’s 10:27 PM in Manhattan.

David Park, Flower Market, 1955 I’m reading Anna Karenina on the train. My posture is bad. Two meters away a man gently rolls a soccer ball back and forth under his left foot. I’ve had one pisco sour and one glass of sauvignon blanc. It’s 10:27 PM in Manhattan. There have been a lot of nights like this. I’m always reading something, watching something. Wearing the same jeans, same jewelry, different blouse. I like Corner Bar and Gem Wine and Dante. Esme in Greenpoint, Hao Noodle in West Village. I’m a creature of habit until I’m not. It’s strange to think I’m flying to SF on Tuesday. It…

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