My Childhood Home_Tales of the Cat_The 2nd Floor of the Circuit Court Building_Burning Pages
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My Childhood Home
PRESENT DAY…I looked at my house for the last time. Then I got in my car and drove off silently into the night.TWO MONTHS AGOI was sitting inside my living room, donned in a casual sweater and jeans, looking at the painted walls and the dusty paintings. I wanted to take one last look at them as I turned to the flyers in my hands. The flyers that were responsible for getting my house sold. The pictures of the interior of the house and the exterior flashed before my eyes. So much in life had changed yet the house that was reflected in these pictures looked the same as if it were built yesterday....
Tales of the Cat
The following is an excerpt of an unpublished interview I did with JC back in 2009、 My book of short stories had just been published and it had some good reviews. I knew that a copy of my book had been sent to JC by my publisher but since I never heard back, I assumed it was better not to ask. Then one day, the editor of the magazine This Week called me and asked me if I would like to interview JC. If I had been boarding a plane right then, I would have turned back. I am not sure how eager my “yes” sounded but I remember calling my wife and screaming into the phone. “I am going to interview JC...
The 2nd Floor of the Circuit Court Building
“Stay off the 2nd floor of the Circuit Court building,” my older brother advises, lighting a cigarette directly under a No Smoking sign. “Why?” “Ain’t nothing good up here,” he replies, his cigarette ash falling on the paperwork declaring him my guardian. The clerk frowns at him while he signs, but he flashes her a dazzling smile when he hands the papers back to her. One look at his handsome face and all is forgiven. “What’s a ward?” I ask, squinting at the paper. “A dependent,” he replies, carefully writing out a check. “You are now my charge, my protégé, my apprentice, my pain in the ass. T...
Burning Pages
Between an engaging book and a ringing phone, you'd choose the former and ignore the latter - especially if it's an anonymous call. Reject and it'll stop. Still, it sounded too compelling."Abby, this is Auntie Grace…"Your Dad's sister. Ever since your parents separated, you and your mom would scarcely get any call from them. "It's about your dad. He's in thewww.onedoor.cc hospital. Maybe you could go see him and…"*****He's not the type who'd often call to check on you. When his financial support started dwindling, your Mom decided to "get a life" of her own and work. Away from her meddling (former) in-...