incandenza,
UChicago
B.A., Economics
Hello! I'm a native Texan, currently trying desperately to live in freezing Chicago. I'm an economics major, despite my best intentions, attempting to be a dancer, and trying to figure out what on earth I'm doing after graduation.
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I remember where I got every one of my books. My eyes skim over them, alphabetically arranged in their black bookshelves. Imperial Woman– Powell’s Books. Ubik –Half-Price Books (Houston). House of Leaves – A gift from a retiring teacher. Foucault’s Pendulum – Bookpeople. Freedom – Barnes and Noble (Sugarland). Ulysses– The Strand. Ariel – Barnes and Noble (Baltimore) . Infinite Jest – Amazon. Mrs. Dalloway – A closing Borders (Poughkeepsie).
Then there’s the last one. My eyes linger on it, and I pull it...
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