in only six hours i will have fresh coffee.

today i was thinking about altaf’s apartment in gramercy park. i had these coffee-related thoughts because it was yom kippur and i was fasting and as such had not had any coffee, none at all. so i was remembering all the kinds of espresso coffee he had in his house. he had instant medaglia d’oro crystals and also actual espresso. he had several jars of this instant coffee in his refrigerator. during the day i was wishing i could have a nice cup of instant espresso. in fact, the first thing i had when i broke my fast was a sip of diner coffee. and it was good.

it is important to know that i was friends with altaf in 1986. i haven’t seen him or his apartment in a long, long time.

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