Ett fatalt misslyckande

Posted on October 29, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorised | 1 Comment

Idag besökte jag Bostons stadsbibliotek. Som alltid i lokaler med få människor och mycket böcker så ackompanjerades stillastående och dammig luft av ett ständigt brummande från ett uppenbarligen underdimensionerat ventilationssystem. Just på grund av atmosfärer som denna, så har jag alltid varit förtjust i bibliotek. Sen så inbillar jag mig förstås att jag är smart […]

Manhattan, god damn it!

Posted on October 2, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorised | 4 Comments

Lamporna blixtrar till. Det luktar rökelse. Sakta, sakta, smyger sig tonerna från en cittra in i bakgrunden. En indisk melodi. Män med sablar stryker omkring. En afrikan väser fram “Ko yo bwaa” och knackar försiktigt i ett oljefat. Stämningen går att ta på.
Jag ser mig omkring. Jag gnuggar mig i ögonen.
En medelålders kvinna rusar […]

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