he telephoned 

                Awcome on, man, you don’t have to write this morning. Come over. I’ll make us a muleskinner breakfast, coffee, have a toke, go outside, gibberjabber, take a swim, we’ll chill, my treat.

Generous as always thank you I appreciate the offer but no thanks

                                                                         

Because you’re writing.

Yes

Anwhy do you write?   

Because    I can  Not 

                         Follow

You can . . Not.

Yescorrect

            Know Rachel Ingalls  I know thas a long shot

It's long and gone.   I’ve no idea.

American Expatriate Lived in England after ’65 Wrote Mrs Caliban 

                                                                       Up on your Shakespeare 

Wouldya stop.

Sorry Caliban Character in The Tempest a favourite play of mine Her Mrs Caliban is a lonely woman who finds companionship with a amphibious monster Larry  A genuinely fascinating nouvelle Very Creature of the Black Lagoon ’54 preceding her ’82 Larry an Shape of Water ‘17     

shaking his head  looked weary  Nouvelle . . Christ. Where you come up with this stuff?not my cup of tea, not interested . .

. . Thas fair

Right fair. No.  I’ve no idea.

Fine Doesnt matter Ingalls was quoted I write because it is a compulsion  A compulsive

                                                                                                   I am not

However  I can  Not   Its my routine  Like breathing  An unconsciousconscious act or consciousunconscious

I appreciate your offer  Can I take you up on things later this afternoon

Coffee. Boo.

              Yeah. Later. Hunkering down, playing with my whims in the meantime.

Cool then  Later

0838,  day-between-2-Ts,  16  8. 23

1558,  Saturday,  9.  9. 23

Creature from the Black Lagoon  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7uIsGCXojw

The Shape of Water  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFYWazblaUA