In my dream Manila Luzon lounges in our corral in Times Square talking about the time she acted alongside Clarence Williams the Third while lights flash in the warm night. I walk away and the further I go, the more layers of muck accrue to my bare feet until I am searching for some vendor that sells Crocs and some way to hose them down.

In my dream it’s the end of the event when they tell me I’m hosting a panel discussion. People in the loft are finishing their food, starting to talk and unwilling to be wrangled into another conversation even if I could find their names and speaking order on my phone.

In my dream a lost phone leads to a swiped suitcase leads to a smirking job announcement leads to a punching contest leads to a broken wall leads to a concussion leads to a stolen black suede jacket leads to a reconciliation, all on one filthy intersection.