The Bewilderment
The Bewilderment
39 postcards from a confused samurai.
The Bewilderment
I went to In-N-Out and ordered a cheeseburger.
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USA. Summer. It is 95 degrees outside, and I am shivering inside a sandwich shop.
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USA. A diner. The waitress asked me how I want my eggs, and my mind went completely blank.
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The drink was blue, cold, and a mystery.
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A Waffle House at three in the morning.
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USA. A house. The garage is full, so the car sleeps in the rain.
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My American friends led me into a cavernous room where swords of fire danced and a chef, master…
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My sword broke last winter, and so I went to replace it at the only smith I could find: a vast…
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They made me sign a waiver before the wings arrived.
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I bought a drink at this American eating-house.
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USA. There is a beast that lives beneath the American sink.
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USA. A diner. I ordered a cola, and they handed me a cup that was ninety percent ice.
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I stood before a beast of the old world, a creature of such power and quiet majesty that I…
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USA. A restaurant entrance.
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USA. A diner entrance.
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In America, a young man at the coffee shop extended his FIST toward me, and I stood before it…
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USA. A grocery register.
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USA. A small town, Friday, 5 p.
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The morning sun found me again at the House of Waffles.
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Somewhere in America, a drive-in.
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USA. There is a store where everything costs one dollar, and I went in to find the catch.
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I gave the cashier my name. She said, “Perfect.”
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Here in America, a bedroom.
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Stateside, a restaurant.
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USA. A checkout lane. I have found where this nation hides its ambush troops.
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This country. A living room.
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In America, a man will promise you lunch, and you are both meant to understand that he means…
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The machine accused me of a crime I did not commit.
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USA. Every store shouts the same two words when you enter: “Welcome in!”
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USA. A small eating house.
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The waiters dropped their trays and ran.
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USA. A businessman shook my hand, and I require a moment.
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Beyond the formal receiving rooms of the house, in the place where a family keeps its riding…
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USA. A grocery register.
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Out here, my neighbor’s doorbell has an EYE, and the eye speaks with his voice.
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This country. A grocery store.
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USA. At the door of every house here lies a small cloth that…
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