An abstruse but delightful
sense of fashion? Please do
kindly forgive the ease with
which I get sidetracked. Act-
ually, I suppose that your for-
giveness is unnecessary and
my request is premature. It
is simply that I am already
beginning to understand the
romance a writer develops
with the world of their fic-
tion. . . . Already, Edward
is venturing away from real-
ity and into the fantastical
universe I myself create. I
open my eyes. I’m in a new
world, I’ve decided. Already.
Edward. Is venturing away
from reality and into the fan-
tastic, frenetic fanatical uni-
verse verse verse verse a
verse a verse a verse averse
adverse universe I can create.