This appears in a pre-2010 issue
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Decrepit Remains (b&w pgs): paperback book $18.92 (b&w pgs):hardcover book $32.95 (color pgs): paperback book $75.45 (color pgs): hardcover book $88.45 |
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PLANNED VACATION #1 Chad Newbill After gobbling down their customary dinner of fried ham, collard greens and cornbread- the children grudgingly started their homework while they argued. Mother did the dishes. Dad settled into his green chair- left center of the television. His concerned gaze at the TV flickered back his own reflection. He broke a Camel cigarette in half, lit up, then balanced a six pack of Pabst on his lap- plucking beers from their plastic holsters. One beer. Two beers. Half way through his sixth, he straightened his back and leaned forward in his chair- he looked like he would stand up at any moment. You could see his restlessness under the yellow glaze of his eyes. When his vices were depleted, he got up and walked with an indecisive gait to the bathroom. He washed his hands and face. He had the look of a man who wanted to say something- but didn’t know how to word it. He perched a smelly, winter cap on his head and stomped on his shoes. He made the offhand comment that he was going out for cigarettes- and quietly closed the door behind him in a wake of non responsive roommates. |
