BEg2 chapter 10 in La Cibaeña

[Michael Bailey]

Thanks again to Joseph, for providing Promis context!


Maxine refers Windust to still-extant D.C. bookstore “Politics and Prose”
for help with his self-esteem

https://www.politics-prose.com

Their events list still does include self-help entries
https://www.politics-prose.com/events/detailed-list


The reason they are in La Cibaeña is her knowledge of her rights:

“He has flipped open meanwhile some pocket-size item of leather goods,
flipped it shut again, it could be a Costco membership card, anything.
“Look, you can really help us. If you wouldn’t mind coming down to the
Federal Building, it shouldn’t take—”

  “Are you fuckin insane?”

Great riposte!