Conversation

We're on different sides of the line, waiting to get on the plane. He points to the book.
"Calypso? Any good?"
I look down at the new David Sedaris book, which I've halfway finished after one leg of the trip.
"Yes, but it seems a bit darker, deeper," I say, after a pause, mulling over a book review in casual conversation.
The man nods.
"I think his earlier stuff is better than his later stuff," the man replies. "But, you know, I'll read anything he writes."
I do.
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