post-elections

It's been an odd evening. First the spectre of 4 years with Trump leading the US. And then, PH, my favourite prof from university, launching his new book -- and sitting there at the launch, remembering the way i used to leave his classes with my mind on fire: and reliving a bit of that experience even with the little that he said during the launch. i miss academic life. Need. To. Get. Myself. Into. An. Academic. Environment. And then, supper with some fellow writers, and listening to their conversations, and being asked why i was being so quiet.
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i really need to go talk to people who straddle different worlds. i think that's partly why i so love the way PH thinks -- because he's been in different worlds and therefore doesn't suffer from that peculiar brand of tunnel-vision that afflicts so many people who only mix around with their own.
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