I plan to enter Mickey Forss’s world over time and enter it and capture it. I found Mickey in town today at 1:30 p.m., Mickey lives in his own world, in his own head. I often see him, he is always alone, I never see him speaking to himself, rarely to others. He is always neat, clean and dressed warmly, he always has a cap or hat on, he is often smoking a cigarette, always holding soda or coffee. Sometimes I see him sitting in front of Battenkill Books, there is a network of cashiers, waitresses, shop owners who keep an eye out for him, he is polite, well-mannered, avoids dogs, causes no trouble.

Mickey sleeps little, watches TV at night, has his meals with George. George does not tell struggle stories, he does now dwell on his hard life or the challenging  responsibilities he has undertaken. I look forward to entering Mickey’s world and capturing some sense of it.