Quick, we thought…before it gets too cold out…to the park!
Believe it or not, in four summers we’d never previously met in Union Square Park. Why not? No idea. But we hadn’t, so that’s where we went, bringing books with us that ranged from Naomi Novik’s upcoming UPROOTED to Michael Lewis’s Wall Street expose, FLASH BOYS. (No, we didn’t mistake Lewis’ title for an imperative…)
Joining us was a journalist from France interested in writing about New York’s attitudes toward toplessness…
She seemed entertained by the particular set of passers-by who stopped to say hello, ranging from a painter who’d previously happened upon us in Bryant Park to a fire alarm system technician on his lunch break to this fellow…
…who announced that he’d just taken an Adderall, didn’t know whether we were a hallucination or not, and that he’d recently been named “the illest homeless man in New York City.” Hm.
He also called one of us “a genetic miracle.” Adderall makes you say the sweetest things.
The sun had a strong showing, almost making it feel like summer again. Its days are numbered and we know it, but while there’s life in it yet, we’ll soak up every ray.
By afternoon’s end we were still full of pep and yearning, so after making like amazons…
…and 1950s housewives…
…we took a topless stroll out of the park, culminating in a stop at a Mr. Softee ice cream truck.
Did that finally cool our fires? For a time. But there’s never enough Mr. Softee to quench us for long.
More! we call. More! And again: More!
More soon.
Ok – I love this. Amazing. Beautiful and open women, reading these awesome books. I wish I could meet at a public place, and buy them a drink. They are natural, and lovely. Bob
The blonde with the white shorts… What does the tattoo say that goes down the middle of her back? Nice to see you mentioning the literature again. Don’t get me wrong, the ladies are no chopped liver.
David
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OK…If I was in the park next to that beautiful woman….I do not think I would be Mr. Softee for long. (please excuse the sexist remark..I found it a little difficult to resist.)
j’aime trop pas assez de site comme le votre . Merci et pleins de bisous a vous toutes .
I would imagine that if one is promoting a cause, it is probably important to appear in as many different venues as possible
I will confess to a certain amount of jealousy over getting ahold of an advance copy of Novik’s latest… I’m a big fan.
That homeless guy you met, this is him:
Without Adderall: you are angels of love and common sense
Book titles aren’t imperatives? I wish you had told me before I read Sailor Moon!
Oh, they can be. But FLASH BOYS isn’t.