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Chapter 8

           "You’relookinggreat,"saidPete.

           "Yourwife’slookinggreat."

           "You’vegottwohoursbeforethereading."

           Petedrovetotheirplace.Itwasasplit-levelhousewiththeguestroomonthelowerlevel.Iwasshownmybedroom,downstairs."Youwanttoeat?"Peteasked."No,IfeellikeI’mgoingtovomit."Wewentupstairs.

           Backstage,justbeforethereading,Petefilledawaterpitcherwithvodkaandorangejuice."Anoldwomanrunsthereadings.She’dcreaminherpantiesifsheknewyouweredrinking.She’saniceoldgirlbutshestillthinkspoetryisaboutsunsetsanddovesinflight."

           Iwentoutandread.S.R.O.Theluckwasholding.Theywerelikeanyotheraudience:theydidn’tknowhowtohandlesomeofthegoodpoems,andduringotherstheylaughedatthewrongtimes.Ikeptreadingandpouringfromthewaterpitcher.

           "What’sthatyou’redrinking?"

           "This,"Isaid,"isorangejuicemixedwithlife."

           "Doyouhaveagirlfriend?"

           "I’mavirgin."

           "Whydidyouseektobecomeawriter?"

           "Nextquestion,please."

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