{"id":12428,"date":"2023-01-21T07:17:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T07:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.co.uk\/?p=12428"},"modified":"2023-01-21T07:20:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T07:20:35","slug":"north-of-the-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/21\/north-of-the-pacific\/","title":{"rendered":"North of the Pacific\u00a0<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I have read your new book Guy <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you like it <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did not understand it <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What did you not understand Guy <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The structure was confusing <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At times it is set in 1946 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then in 1881<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Characters change names genders and speak various languages <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is a book about love Robyn <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My name is Guy <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So is mine <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then why did you call me Robyn <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because that is your name <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bill <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes Guy <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why are your characters fluid <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because people are fluid <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explain <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1933 was a fluid year <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had hoped to set  my novel in in 1933 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the question <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had an affair with my teacher <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So did I he fucked me dry in an Eastbourne hotel\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was the title of my novel <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did your teacher fuck you\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Often as I was self taught <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought your novel was called <\/p>\n\n\n\n

North of the Pacific <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was my mothers name <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was very beautiful <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hated her though <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because she fucked niggers <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is this why you write so often about her <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I never knew my mother <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My twin killed her <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where does your twin live <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here in this apartment <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your twins name <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maggie <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My name is Maggie <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then you must be my twin <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have been in a relationship for many years <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You know every inch of my body <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am your wife <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were married by a Catholic priest <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly before he died of AIDS <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was in 1988 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is Gladstone out <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is Gladstone <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our son <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our second born son <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We do not have a son <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think that you will find that we do Ruth <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does he look like <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our son <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do sons look like <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marigolds I am told <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is he orange <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No these products only come in <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue and Brown <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mother is coming for tea this evening <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hate my mother<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because I do not like to hate dogs <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the name of your dog Tina <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tina <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tina <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes Tina <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Tina <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because I was named after a planet <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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