Ronald Sukenick passed away last Thursday. He was 72.
Here's an excerpt from his "novel" Out.
zero he gets back in his car drives south on the freeway he
hits severe wind conditions coming down from the mountains
a hot dry wind that slams into the car carrying sand
and grit drives heavy clouds of dust toward the ocean he's
terribly thirsty enormous balls of tumbleweed go bouncing
across the highway. Santanna says a gas station attendant
bad for the fires the roads are blocked south and east when
he hits the coast he sees a blackish-reddish cloud moving
over the hills hanging out over the ocean snowing grey
ashes the heat is exhausting he stops at a motel in Balboa
with the sign of a nesting eagle it has a patio overlooking
the ocean he wants a place where he can hear the waves
breaking the motel is called The Balboa Egress--Another
New Vacancy Motel.
Pixie's apartment is on the second floor across the patio
at right angles their bedrooms have a common wall. The
name on the mailbox is W. A. Sprakk W. A. Sprakk is
also known as W. A. Spat alias W. A. Spawn alias W. A.
Sprat alias Whitney Asparagus alias W. H. Aspic alias
W. Asperin her husband is a well built blond lout heavy
suntan he leaves at eight A.M. sometimes with suitcase
sometimes stays away several days seems to be part of his
job. The way they fuck is she never wants it tells him he's
a bore that's all he wants from her he doesn't love her why
doesn't he jerk off with his surfboard he's just a stupid jock
he has no refinement get away from me dammit you're not
getting anything off me no no not again oh shit oh god oh
my god give it to me I love you that's her thing. His thing
is come on cunt cut the crap lie down I'm horny he only
grunts once when he comes like a man driving home a
spike otherwise it's all Pixie moaning grunting yelling R
can hear it all through the cinderblock as he masturbates
their beds must be right next to one another on either side
of the wall before long R is in love he always falls in love
in bed he digs watching her sunbathe in the patio especially
when she turns over and unties her bikini top so he
can see the sides of her tits once or twice even a blond
nipple sometimes he gets her in his binoculars while he's
scanning the ocean for whales what he likes about her is
she's so refined she gives piano lessons in the afternoon.
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