eric 🦦’s Reviews > Homesick for Another World > Status Update

“He always hid his shame and self-loathing under an expression of shame and self-loathing, swinging his fist back and forth, ‘shucks,’ always acting, even then. I don’t think he ever experienced any real joy or humor. Deep down he probably thought I was crazy not to love him. And maybe I was. Maybe he was the man of my dreams.”

“This felt like a great occasion. I can’t explain it. I felt immediately endowed with great power. I plunked my straw in and sucked. It was good. It was the best thing I’d ever tasted. I thought of ordering another one when I finished that one. But that would be exploitative, I thought. Better let this one have its day. Okay, I thought. One at a time. One Diet Coke at a time.”