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Part 3 : Blue | Fishing in Beirut
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February 18, 2010. Part 3: Blue, July – Sept 2002 (scene 15). Filed under: Character : Djinn. Part 3 : Blue. 8212; fishinginbeirut @ 10:38. He loves the sound of birdsong. The gentle morning chirp, all fresh and free of chains. He stands by his window just to hear it. These birds inhabit the trees around him, the trees planted on the street below, reaching to Allah. He smokes amid early birdcalls. He lights a cigarette, and exhales. More birds circle about. His gums bleed nearly every day, red dr...Part ...
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Character : Karen | Fishing in Beirut
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May 17, 2010. Part 8: Te Quiero (scene 20). Filed under: Character : Karen. Part 8 : Te Quiero. 8212; fishinginbeirut @ 07:44. Karen smiled at the memory. The sound of a cruiser brought her back to the present. It was early June, she was by the river, but she’d been in Chicago in a daydream, a birthday party long ago. She felt the slightest tickle of spray on her face. She shifted position. The movement brought warmth, but then the coldness once again permeated. She was fixating on it, letting it...She s...
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Character : Djinn | Fishing in Beirut
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May 7, 2010. Part 8: Te Quiero (scene 11). Filed under: Character : Djinn. Part 8 : Te Quiero. 8212; fishinginbeirut @ 10:10. Djinn wrote a letter, and then rewrote it. He wanted to send this to a newspaper, to arrive the day after the event, so it had to be precise, and legible. It would land in the offices of Le Monde when his body was charred. He could not let them think it was a random or meaningless thing. Ninety minutes passed with him relatively immobile. It was serious effort to walk to the b...
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Part 8 : Te Quiero | Fishing in Beirut
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May 19, 2010. Part 8: Te Quiero (scene 22). Filed under: Character : Aria. Part 8 : Te Quiero. 8212; fishinginbeirut @ 07:42. Frank and Aria spent the afternoon at Allee des Synges, sitting on a bench, watching the water. Before leaving they wandered down to the Statue of Liberty, and stood staring out at the calmness of the Seine. Frank told her it was his favourite view in the city. Frank was going to look at her but stayed looking at the water. Their hands were barely touching, so light that they ...
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Part 1: Getting There | Fishing in Beirut
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January 23, 2010. Part 1: Getting There (scene 5). Filed under: Character : Frank. Part 1: Getting There. 8212; fishinginbeirut @ 08:50. When Frank left, Berlin had put one thought in his head: freedom soars over all. Then came Chicago, came Sevilla, and freedom started drifting. If he craned around his neck, and stared back into the past, the bus out of Berlin was when the bubble burst. What do you do when you’re not you, and your consciousness is refusing to acknowledge it? January 22, 2010. Filed unde...
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Part 4 : Causality | Fishing in Beirut
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March 4, 2010. Part 4: Causality (scene 14). Filed under: Character : Djinn. Part 4 : Causality. 8212; fishinginbeirut @ 10:35. The sun rises in the east, and sets in the west. The west is the dying part of the earth, although the opposite appears to be the case. He is comforted by this thought. The west is full of poison, is ravaged by its lust, is slowly disappearing like an image from its screens. He’s aiding an unstoppable process. Every day is similar, and this is how it is supposed to be. There...
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Character : Johnny | Fishing in Beirut
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May 18, 2010. Part 8: Te Quiero (scene 21). Filed under: Character : Johnny. Part 8 : Te Quiero. 8212; fishinginbeirut @ 10:36. He stared up at the clock. A gentle sun was hitting the face, the white gleaming beneath the numerals. The rising grandness of the building was pompous, but amusingly so. He started quietly, feeling into things, never having played here before. Rising confidence raised the volume, and it began to feel natural. Soon coins were dancing in the guitar case, fifties, ones, ev...His f...
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Part 5 : Natural Light | Fishing in Beirut
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March 20, 2010. Part 5: Natural Light, Oct 2001 Jan 2002 (scene 13). Filed under: Character : Djinn. Part 5 : Natural Light. 8212; fishinginbeirut @ 08:42. If you invite pain and suffering into your life, they will come running. Don’t invite them, just deal with them if they come. He has been living here a month. It is the second of October 2003, and he feels like he’s been here forever. The days are long and tedious. He has tramped the streets and consulted maps, pinpointed useful locations&...On their ...
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Part 7 : Berlin | Fishing in Beirut
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April 25, 2010. Part 7: Berlin, July 2001 (scene 12). Filed under: Character : Frank. Part 7 : Berlin. 8212; fishinginbeirut @ 11:03. There was a gig to be done before leaving. It was in a beer garden by the river, with a wooden stage and tokens for drinks. Each band member got three tokens to use whenever. An unusual assortment of patrons drank and ate schnitzels and currywurst. Kids, old people, Africans with dreads, expats. In the corner by a pool table Turkish girls showed off their thongs. They star...
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Part 2 : Aria | Fishing in Beirut
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March 17, 2010. Part 5: Natural Light, Oct 2001 Jan 2002 (scene 10). Filed under: Part 2 : Aria. Part 5 : Natural Light. 8212; fishinginbeirut @ 10:15. Aria cried in the changing room. Her body did not feel like hers. Laura was at her French class, always talking of Paris now, but Aria needed her in this moment. She was overwhelmed and alone. Laura was going after the SAT’s, and had been preparing for a long time. Already they were into November. Anna banged on the door, but Aria physically couldn’t open...
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