The Writing Dozen

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The Writing Dozen
Sketches of writers that influenced me.

They keep following me. I go on a train, they follow. I get out, one of them is waiting for me on the platform. We sit at a table. They are talkative. Inquisitive. They make me wonder. They trap me. They blink. They are funny. Shocking. They make me nervous. Educate me. Console me. Smart guys.

One is drinking brandy. Some of them wine. A couple is having Paraguayan tea. One drinks mineral water. That's life. I look at them and smile. Ask them no to move. And frame them.