November 10, 2014, Monday By Monday morning, the sports blogs and radio shows had picked up the story of Saan's accident. Some bystander photographed the overturned SUV and Saan lying unconsciously on the sidewalk. Other photos showed broken bottles of champagne and Jack Daniel's. The phone calls started early in the morning and Kao... Continue Reading →
Mister Saechao’s Gambling Advice
Money always makes me happy, especially money that I win. And I’ll bet on just about anything. How many seconds until the light turns green? Give me an over/under. Six seconds? I’ll take the over. How many ladies will give me the red light tonight? I’ll take the over at 3.5. How many super nice... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Great Falls – A Serial Novel – Part 23
November 7, 2014, Friday Brandon felt the wetness of drool between his cheek and pillow. He wiped his face with the back of his hand and rolled over to face the ceiling. The fan spun even though it was off. So did the room. He didn't remember crawling up to stairs from the living room... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Great Falls – A Serial Novel – Part 21
November 5, 2014, Wednesday Dear Diary, I’m just a boy and I might not know much, but I know my brother is drinking a lot. He smells sour like Dad in the morning sometimes. I can hear his steps at night in the hallway even though he tries to walk on his tippy toes. He... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Great Falls – A Serial Novel – Part 18
November 2, 2014, Sunday Kao sat behind his wife in the tub and lathered her back with a wash cloth. They were both giddy about the prospect of another child, so much so that neither slept more than a couple hours the previous night as they talked about their current children. “Do you want a... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Great Falls – A Serial Novel – Parts 1-16
For anyone who didn't start reading from the beginning, I created this file so you wouldn't have to navigate from post to post to read in chronological order. As the title of the post indicates, these are parts one through sixteen. Just a warning though, there about 16,000 words in this document. Once again, thank you... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Great Falls – A Serial Novel – Part 16
October 31, 2014, Friday A few people ordered two-part cocktails, but most of McNally’s Friday happy hour crowd were content with bottled Coors Light and shots of Patron. Hector, the cook, was the busiest person in the bar. He removed his Barack Obama mask and put an apron over his tuxedo t-shirt. Linda didn’t mind... Continue Reading →
Ramblings – The 2014 Holiday Edition
The holidays always get to me now because I live in the same town as my family but haven’t really spent Thanksgiving or Christmas with them for years, not that the holidays have been big for us when I was young. But, my brother has kids and he likes doing these things for them to... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Great Falls – A Serial Novel – Part 7
October 22, 2014, Wednesday Saan woke up with a clear head and went to the bathroom to brush his teeth. He could smell the alcohol on his breath. He smelled eggs and chorizo in the kitchen when he walked to the gym to join Kao, who was already on the treadmill. His father smiled... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Great Falls – A Serial Novel – Part 5
October 20, 2014 Brandon called Amy McCoy at noon and was asked to meet her at McNally’s in two hours. He loaded his printer with nice heavy stock for his resume, which consisted of his educational background and his experience at two Portland bars. He made a second pot of coffee and thought of witty... Continue Reading →
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