They are building a house half a block down and I sit up here with the shades down listening to the sounds,

I went upstairs to 409, had a stiff scotch and water, took some money out of the top drawer, went down the steps, got in my car and drove to the racetrack. I got there in time for the f...

he was easy, fat as a hummingbird and I had him blowing, I jabbed and crossed and took my time: everybody was waiting for the main event… drinking beer, and I was thinking

So gramps wrote Joyce a big check and t… “We both ought to get jobs,” Joyce said… “Baby, that’s grammar school. Any damn… She didn’t want it. Then I explained that a man couldn’t fi…

she was a short one getting fat and she had once been beautiful and she drank the wine she drank the wine in bed and

kool enough to die but not kill I take my doctor’s green pill drink tea as the sharks swim through vases of

At 3:30 a.m. my twelve hours were up. A… I set the alarm so that I would be at t… “What happened, Hank? We thought maybe… “I’m quitting.” “Quitting?” “Yes, you can’t blame a man for wanting…

feet of cheese coffeepot soul hands that hate poolsticks eyes like paperclips I prefer red wine

Somehow the money slipped away after that and soon I left the track and sat around in my apartment waiting for the 90 days’ leave to run out. My nerves were raw from the drinking and th...

the other day I’m out at the track betting Early Bird that’s when you bet at the track before it opens)

Katherine stayed 4 or 5 more days. We had reached the time of the month when it was risky for Katherine to fuck. I couldn’t stand rubbers. Katherine got some contraceptive foam. Meanwhi...