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Photo by David Puthenry, 1985.<\/p><\/div>\n

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At Eisenberg\u2019s Sandwich Shop, Twenty-Second\u00a0and\u00a0Fifth Ave:<\/p>\n

Pale man in a coat and tie. Ham sandwich. Rye bread. Diet Coke. iPhone.<\/p>\n

Cracker.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s all he says. Cracker.<\/p>\n

Sometimes he says it as a question: Cracker?<\/p>\n

Sometimes like he\u2019s answering a question: Cracker!<\/p>\n

Sometimes it\u2019s like the punch line of a joke: Craaaacker!<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s all he says.<\/p>\n

Cracker.<\/p>\n

Cracker.<\/p>\n

Cracker.<\/p>\n

My wife says he talks to her.<\/p>\n

Talks to her about tv shows or about her friends or about the color of the curtains. About the news.<\/p>\n

But I walk in the door, and all he says is cracker.<\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

Fuckin\u2019 bird!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Brian Cullman is a writer and musician living in New York City.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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