The Queen of Hearts
I write this as I cannot sleep, because I cannot stop thinking about Myrai Lavoie, whom I have just finished having drinks with earlier this very evening. Perhaps it is premature to write this piece now, without the golden seal of hindsight to grant me assurance, or even a good night’s sleep to sober me up. But I cannot sleep. Perhaps, if I write this now, I could be done with it by early morning. Myrai and I met at my favorite joint in all of Vancouver; a karaoke dive on Hastings, where folks from all...
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