Three Uses of The Property.
A SHORT FICTIONAL CONVERSATION INSPIRED BY THE NEWS THAT PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT DAVID MAMET HAS LISTED HIS VERMONT FARMHOUSE FOR SALE.
“This is a house. It is a house for Men. Yes. Sometimes…but wait, listen to me. Sometimes a house? Is nothing more than a fucking house, John. But John sometimes a house is a, and excuse me for putting it this way, but sometimes a house is a…”
“A woman?”
“Yes. Sometimes a house is a Woman.”
“A woman.”
“Stay with me here.”
“I’m with you.”
“Listen–”
“–I said I’m with you, Bob.”
(Pause.)
“My name isn’t Bob, John.”
“Oh. No?”
“No.”
“I just assumed it was.”
“That’s–”
“–I just assumed your name was Bob.”
“That is not unreasonable, John. (Pause.) But fuck. What were we talking about?”
“A woman.”
“Yes. No. A house. Sometimes a house is like a Woman.”
“Because…”
(Pause.)
“I forget.”
“They both–”
“–wait I remember. They both make for nice scenery in the Important Story that is the lives of Men.”
“Which we are.”
“Yes, John. Absolutely fucking yes we are Men. And this is a house for Men.”
“Sold. I am sold, Bob.”
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