Musicians and Watchmakers
Alicia Steimberg
1971
“Act dumb,” Otilia advised me. “Change the subject.” To help me understand what she meant, she illustrated by relating a conversation she had had with a neighbor. It was December, when a great deal of activity was going on in preparation for the approaching holidays.
“You have to do your shopping early,” the neighbor remarked, “because at the last…
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