And then it gets so hot that they keep the supermarkets too cold. Hot, cold. Hot, cold. It gives me the runs.Mr. Landowsky
Bucky's garage was a two-bay cinder block structure that sat like an island in a sea of cars. New cars, old cars, smashed cars, rusted cars, cars that had signed on for the vital organ program,
Bummer, Glo said. Do you want me to say some words? I’m an ordained minister. I even have a certificate. What church? I asked her. The Church of the Barley Goddess. I don’t think that’s a real church....
Celia
Clara and I retraced our steps and returned to the speakeasy. Josh and Carl were playing checkers in the dim light. Who’s winning? I asked. Carl is winning, Glo said. If we don’t let him win he pitche...
Connie handed me the check and plucked at a clump of mascara hanging at the end of her left eyelash. I’m telling you, it’s fucking hard to be classy, she said.
Cooking wasn’t so bad, I thought. In fact, it was a lot like sex. Sometimes it didn’t seem like such a good idea in the beginning, but then after you got into it …
Deedee is really very sweet, he whispered.
Did you bring the charms? Wulf asked Diesel. Diesel took the charms from his pocket and held them in his palm so Wulf could see. They have an excellent selection of baby carriages at Target, I whisper...
Did you pack an extra gun? Of course, she said. You can never have too many weapons. Jake smiled. I raised you right.
Diesel grinned. You have a choice. You can be the stupid inferior female or the stupid powerful female. How about if I’m just myself? Diesel glanced at Ranger. I’m not going to touch that one. Ranger...
Diesel is back, Ranger said.Yes. How did you know?I woke uo with a migraine this morning, Ranger said.
Diesel is back, Ranger said.Yes. How did you know?I woke up with a migraine this morning. Ranger said.
Diesel was about to place the cockroach on the casket, and my purse rocked out with Thriller again. Excuse me, I said. And I answered my phone. I’m beginning to appreciate Hatchet, Wulf said to Diesel...
Diesel was smiling at Grandma. You blew through almost two hundred thousand and you were playing dollar slots? That’s impressive. Especially since some of that time I was winning, Grandma said. Twelve...
Do you believe in God? I asked Lula. Fuckin’ A I believe in God. Don’t you believe in God? I believe in something. It’s vague.
Do you know how to pilot a yacht? she asked.No, I don't, but I thought it would be fun to try it in pitch-black darkness in the middle of the Flores Sea, Nick said, smiling. They light up the island,...
Einstein famously said if at first an idea is not absurd, there’s no hope for it.
Eleanor Krautz pushed her way through the crowd and stage-whispered to Grandma, Who's the hottie with your granddaughter?That's Ranger, Grandma stage-whispered back at Eleanor. I don't think Stephanie...
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