Dear Diary:
You are sitting in Bryant Park eating your salad alone. You have a beautiful view: trees and buildings and, in the distance, the twinkling yellow lights of the carousel, even though it is only early afternoon.
A boy is walking around, holding a clipboard and pen, trying to get signatures for the coming mayoral election. He stops the man sitting next to you. He gives a spiel. He asks the man next to you whether he would support this candidate.
“Ask her,†the man sitting next to you says.
The man turns to you and says, “You look like a Democrat.â€
You are not sure what makes you look like a Democrat.
Your denim jacket?
Your black hair?
Your salad?
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