The Radiant City
“He turns on the television and sees that no more bombs have gone off in Paris. Security is tight. Hundreds of soldiers and police patrol the streets carrying machine guns. Train stations, airports, the metro stations, all filled with law enforcement personnel. Vigipirate, the French emergency vigilance plan, is in effect and authorities caution commuters to be aware of any suspicious activities or items. Matthew sits on the couch and stares at the plank floor, the dust balls, the ballpoint pen... cap, the little turd of crumpled paper, the empty scotch bottle, a tea bag dried to rusty crispness. He cannot remember the last time he drank a cup of tea. The stack of papers he wrote is still in the desk drawer. He takes it out and reads it over. Maybe he should not have tried writing about Rwanda; maybe it was too soon. Nonetheless, he did it. He remembered, and here he is. Kate would be proud of me, he thinks, and raises his eyebrows in surprise at the unbidden thought. He turns his hands over and looks at his wrists, the pale skin, the fragile veins like innocent blue rivers, and shudders.MoreLess
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