A SECRET WEAPON FOR AMBIENT MUSIC

P., was a specific most loved, as was Slowdive’s “Blue Skied an’ Obvious.” Then, for the final hour, I’d play ambient music. I’d let “Music on a protracted Thin Wire,” or “Music for Airports,” or “Discreet Music” unspool about New Jersey. Then I’d depart and wander residence throughout campus. The music left my mind distin