Murakami Latitude 00º 00’ 00”

by Ian N Arnof 
We all know meeting our heroes isn’t a good idea.  So many things can go wrong: stress from excitement, nervously speaking gibberish, not to mention being let down.  I assure you when I quit my job, turned fifty years old, and set out to travel the world I was not expecting to meet one of my favorite authors. In fact, quite the opposite. My expectations were to meet everyday people around the world and to discover relationships in a completely new environment.
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