As I pulled up to the Chase bank on Bay Parkway and 85th, a crew was working on the front entrance and the drive-through. I didn't want to deal with the noise, dust and odor, so I set up shop across the street under a tree. It was a fortuitous move. My thanks to Navita, who bought Close to the Edge, and to the others who purchased goods.
I was listening to the radio while eating dinner. The sports reporter said there was a logjam at the top of the PGA Championship, golf's final major of 2014. I have it running on another page.
Here's a brief excerpt from Dream Father, a story from the A Hitch in Twilight collection. In it, a vain young man mysteriously acquires power over women, invading their dreams. It's a couple of hundred words from a 3800 word story:
On a balmy early Spring morning, he climbed the stairs of the elevated station with a song in his heart. Not a hair out of place, smiling, he attracted the gazes of females of all races. He loved the cultural treasures the city afforded. How many nationalities had be conquered? If he were a country, he thought, he would be a world power.
As he strolled toward the spot where he usually boarded, he noted a group of women in various stages of pregnancy conversing animatedly. They fell silent as he approached and passed. Although their faces were puffy, he recognized each. He'd fantasized about them. The song in his heart was stilled.
"I was on the pill," said a blonde with a slight Russian accent. "I don't know how I got caught."
"I was between boyfriends," said a brunette, obviously of Italian descent.
"How'd he do it?" said a red-haired lassie. "The doctor told us we had almost zero chance of conceiving. Thank you," she said to his back.
What was he supposed to say: "You're welcome"? He'd had nothing to do with it. It was ridiculous to believe he had.
"Sucio," said a Latina bitterly. "If my father catches him..."
He walked further down the platform so he wouldn't be sharing the same car with them. During the commute he kept his head buried in the newspaper. He vowed to cease girl-watching, at least until the madness ceased.
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