remember, he told me, that when I was 6… years old my mother was always taking me to the doctor and saying, “he hasn’t poo… she was always asking me, “have you pooped?”

you’re a beast, she said your big white belly and those hairy feet. you never cut your nails and you have fat hands

I was casing next to G.G. early one morning. That’s what they called him: G.G. His actual name was George Greene. But for years he was simply called G.G. and after a while he looked lik...

I found that the only way I could keep… Fazzio, a supervisor who had the station… “Look, Chinaski, every-time I see you,… “That’s nothing,” 1 said, “every-time I… “But that’s part of my job. Walking is…

The next day Katherine phoned me. She s… “Katherine,” I said, “there’s something… “I want to see you more than anybody I… “Then what is it?” “Well, you know Joanna Dover ...”

when I was in grammar school my parents were poor and in my lunch bag there was only a peanut butter sandwich.

That evening I started drinking. It was… I’ve got to get back to the typewriter,… At 2:10 am the phone rang. I was drinki… “Hello.” It was a woman’s voice, a youn… “Are you Henry Chinaski?” “Yes.”

It was Christmas season and I learned from the drunk up the hill, who did the trick every Christmas, that they would hire damned near anybody, and so I went and the next thing I knew I ...

92 years old his tooth has been bothering him had to get it filled he lost his left eye 40 years ago

I stayed five days and nights. Then I couldn’t get it up any more. Joanna drove me to the airport. She had bought me a new piece of luggage and some new clothing. I hated that Dallas-Fo...

The bandages were helpful. L.A. County Hospital had finally come up with something. The boils drained. They didn’t vanish but they flattened a bit. Yet some new ones would appear and ri...