A guide to the artificial self

Ch. 7 (Skull, Lauren Bacall, Library) Even the car I drove was purely for shopping. I only bought it because I was already buying too...

Ch. 4 "Over here," called Midori's voice. To the right at the top of the stairs was what looked like a dining room, and beyond that a...

Ch. 7 Thinking thoughts like this about Midori's father put me into such a miserable mood that I had to bring the laundry down from the...

Ch. 3 I was not too crazy about sleeping with girls I didn't know. It was an easy way to take care of my sex drive of course, and I did...

Ch. 1 Once upon a time, many years ago - just 20 years ago, in fact - I was living in a dormitory. I was 18 and a first-year student. I...

Ch. 1 Once the plane was on the ground, soft music began to flow from the ceiling speakers: a sweet orchestral cover version of the...

Ch. 39 (Popcorn, Lord Jim, Extinction) "Married life was great," I said. "But that's never really the question, is it? Two people can...

Ch. 33 (Rainy-Day Laundry, Car Rental, Bob Dylan) That meant I'd lived for eight years in this dump. Three of us had moved in together:...

Ch. 21 (Bracelets, Ben Johnson, Devil) “And so off we went, tied together. I tried hard not to hear her footsteps. I maintained...

Ch. 7 (Skull, Lauren Bacall, Library) I finished my business and hung up, then went into the living room and relaxed on the sofa with a...