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    I Do So, Like Durian: After Dinner Conversation, #23
    I Do So, Like Durian: After Dinner Conversation, #23
    I Do So, Like Durian: After Dinner Conversation, #23
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    I Do So, Like Durian: After Dinner Conversation, #23

    By Jann Everard

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    Synopsis: A sheltered teen on a quest through Chinatown finds a new world to explore.

    After Dinner Conversation is a growing series of short stories across genres to draw out deeper discussions with friends and family. Each story is an accessible example of an abstract ethical or philosophical idea and is accompanied by suggested discussion questions.

    Podcast discussions of this short story, and others, is available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Youtube.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAfter Dinner Conversation
    Release dateJan 14, 2020
    ISBN9781393445845
    I Do So, Like Durian: After Dinner Conversation, #23

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      I Do So, Like Durian - Jann Everard

      I Do So, Like Durian

      After Dinner Conversation Series

      THE 504-STREETCAR GRATED against the curve of the tracks as it entered the station. It pulled to a stop directly in front of Holly. The doors opened with such a clunk that she stepped back, treading on the toes of the person behind her. She was blocking the door. A crowd of restless Chinese grandmothers nudged her forward with sharp elbows.

      Does this car go south on Broadview? she asked the driver. He adjusted his seat and the booklet of transfers clipped to the dash. He didn’t bother to look at her. 504 turns at Queen, 505 at Dundas, he said.

      But does it go south? she persisted, and he flicked a thumb to the back of the car, signaling for her to board. 

      She had never been to Broadview Station before. She rarely used public transit. Her high school was within walking distance of her house. And her mother was happy to drive her wherever she and her friends wanted to go. I don’t like you girls alone on public transit, she’d say, the slight wrinkle of her nose suggesting that the matter wasn’t so much about safety. Besides, driving together gives us a little time to chat. She would perch on

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