The Sign It was almost Christmas. The frozen sky followed me into Al’s Bar, and I slammed shut the door against it. Bones sat on the bar stool closest to the big window. “Hi yer, Stranger,” Bones said. It was cold and dark outside, but warm and bright inside Al’s Bar. It was very cold… [Read more…]
September 26, 2011
Waiting on Jack THIS WAS BEFORE NICK STARTED TO GET THE BOOTY. One of his jobs was running a dive beside the railroad tracks. It was just a working man’s joint. Jack, Nick’s sister Stella’s husband, liked to go there. By then Stella had given up trying to hide from Jack the five bucks he… [Read more…]
January 9, 2012
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