¶ Impossible
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Impossible: Only the Impossible Happens:
"When Anne and I were living at 6 Burns Street rent controls
were still in effect and there was no way the landlord could
raise the rent, but there was also no way we could get a new
icebox. They always maintained the icebox poorly, hoping we
would move away; and if we made any improvements to the icebox
our landlord said he would own them.
"Shoji had started up the icebox because we were expected
back soon and he wanted us to have ice ready. When the icebox
burnt up it fell into the apartment of our neighbors below.
We never met them but they were always for the most obnoxious
political candidates–according to the posters on their door–
it was unpleasant even though I was apolitical. Sometimes
when I was writing I would pace the floor till 4 a.m. I was
quiet but they would knock on the ceiling anyway; we clearly
didn’t like each other and never met.
"I went to Bullock-Wilshire to get Allegra a watch because in
buying a watch you had to pick a good place to get it repaired.
… When the saleswoman from Forest Hills discovered who we
were, she wouldn’t approve my check."
(Above supplements same citation (1)(2))
¶ Citations
- RBF videotaping session Philadelphia, Pa, 1 Feb’75
