SEVENTEEN PAGES

OF SURGICAL INFORMATION CALLED ODABASHIAN LETTER

17 PAGE EMAIL FROM NYU ORTHOPEDIC CENTER

IN THE WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING MODE:

WHAT WILL HAPPEN AND WHAT YOU SHOULD DO

WHEN PETER GETS HIS NEW HIP. (YOU’LL BE TIRED!

DON’T WORRY. ETC.). AS ALWAYS I WONDER WHO

WRITES THESE THINGS AND WHY NONE OF THE INSTITUTIONS

WHO SEND OUT LONG EMAILS EVEN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

DON’T HIRE POETS AND NOVELISTS

AND PEOPLE WHO WRITE GOOD SENTENCES ALL THE TIME

WHO COULD SAY MORE THAN YOU CAN TAKE A SHOWER

IN 48 HOURS (THAT DOES HAVE ITS OWN POETIC CADENCE BUT STILL)

AND I WONDER TOO WHY THEY DON’T INCLUDE A FEW

SUGGESTIONS FOR WHAT TO DO WHILE YOU ARE RECOVERING:

READ WENDELL BERRY REWATCH OLD EPISODES OF COMMUNITY

FIND A BOOK YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO READ AND READ IT

AS THOUGH RECOVERY FROM ANYTHING IS JUST A MATTER

OF SLEEP AND BODY PARTS.