8 June 2014

"Strange Weather in Tokyo" by Hiromi Kawakami (2013)

Tradition has instructed them to play certain characters but has withheld the script. The director has failed to appear. But they cannot leave. Act is all they can do.

They have nothing to talk about. Shared nothingness bonds.

1 June 2014

The American Bar at Savoy

The American Bar is a lounge for fellow world travellers. It is as inclusive as America is: once you have got in, it is assumed that you deserve to belong there. The treatment is chatty, friendly, informal, with a touch of London class.