The Critic
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 10:58PM in critic "I don't care if he's on vacation."
"I'm terribly sorry, but there's nothing I can do."
"We scheduled this meeting only a couple weeks ago. I can't believe it."
"Please accept my sincerest apologies for the mix-up. But it's been quite hectic at the house the last few days."
(silence)
"If you wait a few days and come back..."
"You can't be serious. Do you know who I am?"
"Yes, of course. We all do."
"Well?"
"Yes, but you see, there's nobody here who can help you. Just a few days more and you can talk to him yourself."
"A few days? You said he's coming back June 23rd."
"Yes. I don't know what to say. But surely, it would be more helpful for you to talk to him yourself?"
"This is a hell of a way..."
"I'm sorry?"
"This is a hell of a way to get girls to sleep with him."
"I don't think I understand."
"Trying to get models in bed doesn't make for an interesting book."
(silence)
"Don't think I can't see through all this 'melancholy' bullshit. Melancholy Korean my foot. Sounds more like a raving lunatic."