My Comic Book

He enjoys simple things. He spots some sneakers at an underground shoe store in NYC. His size is missing. He searches all night and the next day for the shoes. Even Chinatown disappoints. Instead, he finds a pair he’s wanted for months. He once lost a heated eBay auction for this very shoe. He barters with the salesman and comes home all smiles. He enjoys simple things.

She loves red potatoes. An Idaho girl at heart, she found them at Crepes on Columbus, a restaurant discovered by the shoe hunter. She was ill afterward. The potatoes found a way to escape. She wants to return. She loves red potatoes.

This morning I woke up at 7:34 to Ole by Bouncing Souls. It’s an annoying, sentimental song. On an average day, I come home alone, retrieve the mail, check in with the red potato girl, and observe Jerry and friends in a make-believe Manhattan. I retire to bed and sleep in my island. Tomorrow, I will wake up at 7:34 to Ole by Bouncing Souls.

Souls bounce in and out of our lives. The ones that are there every morning, the ones that don’t do anything really magnificent, the ones like Shoe Hunter and Red Potato Girl … these souls are the superheroes of life.