"Last year I fell asleep on the Yamanote line. " That's a great first line. Glad to find a new word to describe paperbacks - I am so tired of reading of them as "dog-eared" and "well-thumbed". Does no-one buy new paperbacks anymore? Where are the editors and the cliché police?
I dig this piece a lot! So much vibe in a compact package, well done 👏🏻
Standout line:
“So much thought has gone into how casual all of this is.”
"Last year I fell asleep on the Yamanote line. " That's a great first line. Glad to find a new word to describe paperbacks - I am so tired of reading of them as "dog-eared" and "well-thumbed". Does no-one buy new paperbacks anymore? Where are the editors and the cliché police?