Preparatory work for Decay Time by Maxwell Sterling, 2021

I sigh at my empty account and wonder how long a bio can be. I finish a small, bitter macchiato while reverse image searching a painting that a friend had posted. It’s not warm enough here sit in the shade, I thought. An old voice yells hello! and I look up hopefully. ‘Is it too cold to eat outside?’ an eager child asks. I glance at the predictive text options. ‘The New Yorker has been in a slump since last summer’. Surprisingly insightful. I finally notice the small red number in the bottom right corner.

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