I’ll Be Around
By Daniel Reiser When I met Ayesha outside the Chinese restaurant I had to lean against a tree to stay still. It had been about a month since we last talked but over a year since we last met in person, and I couldn’t help hoping that my appearance would somehow be more impressive. At UChicago, Sandra told me that she had forgotten how tall I was, and during lunch Steve remarked that I was talking a lot more than usual. This was still in the back of my mind, these hopes that s