We went away and upon our return our friends shunned us and we wondered why and I said, You’ve been smelling too umami, and then I was alone.

I woke up and shaved and went to the bank and robbed it. You have lovely skin, the teller told me. I asked her out. She handed over the cash.

Morning, and afterglow settles into realization. Decisions. You’re still here, she says surprised. He’s surprised, too. Where am I? he asks.

I sat in the dentist’s office and read magazines about celebrities I’d never heard of and so I refused the novacaine and felt better for it.