A Staggering Rat of Heartbreaking Something or Other "I musta made a wrong toin at Al-buh-KOY-kee"
Musings from Rat, who was extra-diligent about work deadlines and the like:
There is an image at the back of my mind, of a street painter self-indulgently muddling a Mojito at the cusp of an outdoor cafe Sunday afternoon. I am in sunglasses, he in an insouciant smile. I walk by, a faint trail of mint following, thinking ‘Will I be free to paint like that, to grin, to radiate, to be emanating attitude and boldness and grace, all with a simple gesture?’