Nov 21
On My Back At the ½ way house one of the counselors got Parkinsons He could still hoist the 20 gallon water jug onto the dispenser but then he couldn’t and became slow as a tortoise, couldn’t do the bed checks anymore and was finally let go A while later, while I was working graveyard, …
Jul 25
The Mayor of Williams My tow truck driver is “70, but a young 70!” and has plucked me from Williams, CA to bring me to Marysville so I can rent a car He’s off duty and worried I won’t pay him “I mind my own business as long as no one fucks with me!” he …
May 29
Vulture City Ramiro gets a percentage as a finder’s fee “Esta muy alto,” he says, pointing to a slot machine and the whale sits down with his wad of cash Ramiro has a gambling habit playing the top to live on the bottom and guys like that make my life hard knowing just enough to …
Mar 14
Crackhead with Saxophone There’s a crackhead saxophonist at the hotel for indigents now we’ve never had a jazz musician on or off crack on the block I hear him at 3 a.m. playing Ornette Coleman then he mimics an ambulance that passes and goes into Taps Up and down the street he carries his golden, …
