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A Stranger
By Alanna MacNamee

Reading between the lines

Dear Alanna, Please find attached some good news in respect of your application for a medical repeat for the past university year.

Of the apps I use- the words, the conversations-

Hey how are you? How’s your weekend been?
-Banging, George, babe.

Somewhere

Welcome in Florence! I’m new on couchsurfing and I want to try my first experience here for now it was beautiful sharing my bed with guests and it was an amazing experience to know new people really it’s funny.
PS: I host just person how like new experience and respectful NOT STRANGE

I find… well, myself.

Hi Alanna, Did you know that your toilet paper could be costing the earth?

I also heard about the girl staying in your room, being caught having sex with one of the boys in the kitchen, which is absolutely appalling to hear.

The story of my life…

Remember my name you’ll be screaming it later.

Dear Alanna, Choosing the right university for you is a really big step and it’s important to have all of the information you need to make the right decision. Visit our ON COURSE TO NEWCASTLE website

Everyone (and Ryan too!) please please you must be quiet in the flat at night! I’m sorry if I didn’t make it clear but I have two flatmates who work early in the morning. It’s really disrespectful…

Of me?

Hi Alanna, it’s Carlo
What day you’re arriving? Anyway here’s everything fine. Except on Sundays, there is a local train cheap 3.20 euros
-Ok that sounds good/ Grazie
What’s your friend’s name again?
Send me a nice Selfie together… ;)
-Hey, we have decided to stay in a hostel near the airport instead.

And yet

This is a reminder that the following library loans are due to be returned in 3 days. If you wish to extend your time, please contact your local library or librariesireland.ie

Hi Hun
Hi don’t replying at all at least say hi
Good morning I think you don’t use this app any more or might be busy like everyone else

In spite of all those words and words and words

Hi we enclose a price update for services at English Doctor Barcelona…

That purport to tell of who what where I am, you will find not me

Do you want me to start with a silly chat up line or are we going to skip that?

but only a stranger who eats acai bowls and rainbow salads and who sometimes gets weird messages from strangers on Tinder.

Congratulations you have won one free dinner with Cillian. You have 24 hours to reply before this coupon expires.

I do and do not recognise the social me (dia).

Hey, I don’t mean to be speaking out of place or to offend you but I’ve seen some of your pics and you don’t look well.

The social networks that create and construct the cipher that I pretend is a self.


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