LOS ANGELES, CA — 8:52AM — APRIL 20, 2022

as expected

I feel as expected. Feel like a sigh. is this how Mat Thomas feels? He’s a writer.

Feel → Bad Setup. Induce.

Talking about feeling is a bad set up. Induce the feeling in the reader. Scene set. No plot yet. Plot the scene. No. Plot a scene.

22 minutes

Twenty-two minutes door to door, clear skies, soft wind on Sepulveda, a street seemingly everywhere in this city, punchy drive, my slouchy body, slip-through security, secure or not, homeland video assurance — everyone’s everyone’s watcher, espresso shots silky, oh, thirsty brain, swatch of sugar, ideas of teevee cocaine, microwave-eggs just fine, and now.

I watch everyone.

Note a man dressed for cargo train travel feels as expected. He’s thinking about Mat Thomas.