An Orderly LifeArte Publico Press, 2004 M03 31 - 242 pages Rafe Sabas is the ideal corporate man. He is on a first name basis with the president of his company and likes to think about a deal while talking about something else. ñI am not good at thinking alone,î he quips, ñcorporate life ruins you for that.î RafeÍs personal life, too, is right where he wants it. HeÍs got a proper wife and children to greet him in the evening, but he still dabbles in the occasional carefree infidelity at his companyÍs expense. He rhapsodizes on his theories of stoic emotion, casual sex, the starburst of pleasure offered by a shot of gin and the key to successful drinking binges. He is as cool as his favorite beverage: a crisp martini on the rocks. But when Jerry, a friend from RafeÍs past, resurfaces, RafeÍs world of order and convention begins showing fissures. RafeÍs planned evening of casual conversation and call girls is disrupted by JerryÍs emotional collapse at his impending divorce. After a few well-placed comments like ñDonÍt let it get you, fella,î Rafe expects to slip back into his old world unscathed. What follows is a devastating trip through their past sexual infidelities, friendship-breaking betrayals, and forgotten loyalties. |
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... Jack , as if I hadn't been calling him that for at least two years . ) I am not good at thinking alone , however ; corporate life ruins you for that . I like to think about a deal while talking about something else : let the problem ...
... Jack , as if I hadn't been calling him that for at least two years . ) I am not good at thinking alone , however ; corporate life ruins you for that . I like to think about a deal while talking about something else : let the problem ...
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... Jack and the vice - president . " You're one of the chosen .. " With lips still wet , he hurried to interrupt , " Anti - Semite ! " I reached across and poked him on the shoulder , and that made us both so happy — it was just like the ...
... Jack and the vice - president . " You're one of the chosen .. " With lips still wet , he hurried to interrupt , " Anti - Semite ! " I reached across and poked him on the shoulder , and that made us both so happy — it was just like the ...
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... Jack , who was , considering the talk we had that morning , something of a bastard . Do I want the vice - presidency ? I asked myself , and discovered I had stopped talking to Jerry . " Remember Hy ? " I said , coming to . " Remember ...
... Jack , who was , considering the talk we had that morning , something of a bastard . Do I want the vice - presidency ? I asked myself , and discovered I had stopped talking to Jerry . " Remember Hy ? " I said , coming to . " Remember ...
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... Jack's proposition . " We'll get some girls and break up the talk with a little fun , " he argued , and he mistook ... jack in the box swells up , too ! " he said , loudly . If I did not show up in the office that afternoon and , perhaps ...
... Jack's proposition . " We'll get some girls and break up the talk with a little fun , " he argued , and he mistook ... jack in the box swells up , too ! " he said , loudly . If I did not show up in the office that afternoon and , perhaps ...
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... Jack ( I could just act disingenuous and greet him next time as if nothing had been said ) , I was glad it had happened . If I did nothing about it for a while , that wasn't the end of it . Oh , there were grand possibili- ties I could ...
... Jack ( I could just act disingenuous and greet him next time as if nothing had been said ) , I was glad it had happened . If I did nothing about it for a while , that wasn't the end of it . Oh , there were grand possibili- ties I could ...
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