Chapter 96

           Notmuchhappenedduringtherestofherstay.Wedrank,weate,wefucked.Therewerenoarguments.Wetooklongdrivesdownalongtheshore,ateatseafoodcafes.Ididn’tbotherwithwriting.Thereweretimeswhenitwasbesttogetawayfromthemachine.Agoodwriterknewwhennottowrite.Anybodycouldtype.NotthatIwasagoodtypist;alsoIcouldn’tspellandIdidn’tknowgrammar.ButIknewwhennottowrite.Itwaslikefucking.Youhadtorestthegodheadnowandthen.Ihadanoldfriendwhooccasionallywrotemeletters,JimmyShannon.Hewrote6novelsayear,allonincest.Itwasnowonderhewasstarving.MyproblemwasthatIcouldn’trestmycock-godheadlikeIcouldmytyper-godhead.Thatwasbecausewomenwereavailableonlyinstreakssoyouhadtogetasmuchinaspossiblebeforesomebodyelse’sgodheadcamealong.IthinkthefactthatIquitwritingfortenyearswasoneoftheluckiestthingsthateverhappenedtome.(Isupposethatsomecriticswouldsaythatitwasoneoftheluckiestthingsthateverhappenedtothereader,too.)Tenyear’srestforbothsides.WhatwouldhappenifIstoppeddrinkingfortenyears?

           ThetimecametoputIrisDuartebackontheplane.Itwasamorningflightwhichmadeitdifficult.Iwasusedtorisingatnoon;itwasafinecureforhangoversandwouldadd5yearstomylife.IfeltnosadnesswhiledrivinghertoL.A.International.Thesexhadbeenfine;therehadbeenlaughter.

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