UD has two independent study students this semester. One wrote a paper about postmodern American fiction; the other wrote about this mouthful: consociationalism. Not a word UD knew before she began working with Angela, though it turns out that Mr UD knows all about it, and is in fact a friend of Brendan O’Leary’s, a person who writes a lot on the subject. Over lunch at Kinkead’s this afternoon, UD and Angela worked through her final draft.
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For dessert, Angela had
Lemon Sampler.
Angela took photos.
Angela said the meringue tart
“reminds me of Heidi.”
We couldn’t figure out
what the thing in the
foreground is so I called it
Powdered Squishy Lemon.
We had a semi-private table with a
view over Pennsylvania Avenue.
I’m behind the computer, editing.
We shared a pot of
Earl Grey tea.
I ate one of the little
raspberry buttons.