Cortazar, streets, the future. Draw a map. What map?
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I have a habit of sliding around in the Mission District since I’ve been in 4th grade. Harrison & 20th, Shotwell & 23rd, 16th & Mission St. One day I’ll live on San José Avenue between 24th & 25th, where Río, Yolanda and René live. Frank listens to my long lists of things. When I visit him at Apt#10 his non-stop blasts of Bruce Springsteen rattle me, take me in. Can’t help thinking of the days when I lived in #10. Every second, I was writing. Every second I was forgetting everyone else existed. Victrolas lives in #2. In a way, this is who we are. We chomp on donuts at midnight. We talk about Julio Cortazar and old buildings on Mission street. We float across histories and peek into the future. Non-stop. A future we will create.
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