Page 23 of Victory Lap
she has read the book. she finished it in one day
Ash
your mother isn’t IN the club
Novák
she says the amnesia is lazy. she watched thirty years of soap operas. she says there are rules
Ash
what rules?
Novák
you earn a second amnesia. you do not open with one
Mueller
she’s right and she should say it
[Lundy added Soucy]
Lundy
he asked me what the book was. i’m not explaining what happened next. good luck everybody
Soucy
two questions. is the amnesia load-bearing to the plot or decoration. and does the horse survive
Ash
…load-bearing and yes
Soucy
fine. i’m in
Ash
welcome!! pace yourself. it’s a journey
[Six hours later]
Soucy
finished it. the middle is padding. the ending earned itself. the horse was the best character. next book
Ash
you joined SIX HOURS AGO
Soucy
further findings. the cowboy forgets his own name but remembers every horse he ever rode. that is not amnesia. that is priorities
chapter fourteen. the storm. unnecessary. the rain did the work the writing would not
