TO THE READER LOOKING BACK - JONATHAN HARNISCH: EMPTYING HIS POCKETS [LOVER IN THE NOBODY]

From The Novel: Jonathan Harnisch: An Alibiography, Second Alibi: The Banality of Life, and Sex, Drugs, and Schizophrenia [Lover in the Nobody] Chapter 5. Emptying His Pockets Georgie is driven by Ben to an orgy held in a palatial mansion where Georgie completely indulges his foot fetish with a woman who resembles Claudia but has a mouth scar that makes her grimace rather than smile. He then crawls around on salt grains—the pain feels great. Ben asks why he hurt himself. Georgie tells Ben about the nanny that abused him, to explain his craziness. Georgie tells Ben he is seeing Claudia. Georgie returns to his house, but there is no message from Claudia and her house is empty. He stares at her house for days. He runs into Margaret again, who suggests they get together. He decides he will pretend he’s not home if she shows up. 1