
Photo: Melissa Hom
First, we chose an paragraph at random from Pessl's novel, presumably written on eight to nine cappuccinos:
Dad picked up women the way certain wool pants can't help but pick up lint. For years I had a nickname for them, though I feel a little guilty using it now: June Bugs (see "Figeater Beetle," Ordinary Insects, Vol. 24)
At the Decaf-o-Matic's Four or Five Cappuccinos setting, Pessl's work is noticeably different:
Dad picked up women the way wool pants pick up lint. I had a nickname for them, though I feel guilty using it now: June Bugs.
At One or Two Cappuccinos:
Dad sure could pick up the women. I called them a smart-ass name.
And at Full Decaf:
Dad was a jerk. So was I.
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