The Rodeo Cowboy_Cabbage Hill_Coffee and a Chase_Cold Deck
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The Rodeo Cowboy
"Here you go Ma'am," The host smiles at me as she hands me my menu.Why do I do this to myself? I get asked where we're going to go for dinner, but I'm so indecisive. I panic, and I pick somewhere that sounds like it could be made up. The Ranch. And no, it's not the place Dr. Phill sends disobedient children. It's a new burger joint that opened up 2 years ago, during a global pandemic. The only place that stayed open for people to come into the restaurant, despite there being a national lockdown. Still, I've heard it's good from several people and it seemed like a safe bet."Thank you." I smile ...
Cabbage Hill
Charlie checked his Rolex. An hour before his flight to Toronto and the connection home. He had one final pre-arranged stop. He drove the rental Camry down the street of stunted maples and shaggy bushes until it reached Perimeter Road, then went two blocks beyond. Here we are, the house that time forgot. The bungalow needed paint and the front yard was overgrown with thick-stemmed thistles. The blinds were half-drawn on the two front windows, like the lids of two watchful but tired eyes. In the city, Charlie knew this kind of dereliction: an absentee landlord holding onto the title until the e...
Coffee and a Chase
"Follow that car!" shouted Florian.He had just exited his usual coffee shop and urgently scanned the street in front of him, straining his eyes in the bright morning light, looking for the familiar yellow paint of Bill's New York city taxi. He then opened the door to the back seat and quickly jumped in.The heavy-set bald man reacted to the panic in Florian's voice and quickly tossed his morning paper in the seat beside him."Which car?" Bill frantically looked out the windshield as he started the cab."That silver one!""Can you be more specific?" Bill pleaded while looking into a sea of traffic...
Cold Deck
Bust.Shit, I’ve only been at this table thirty minutes and am down more than half my stack. And to think, I was more concerned about getting backed off when I walked in than I was losing any real money.“That’s it for me fellas, Millie will be taking over from here.”Time for a dealer change, apparently. Just as well, “Daniel” hasn’t done me any favors.“Ok guys, good luck” Millie gets situated in her seat and pats twice on the table before letting the next cards fly.The count suggests a dearth of high cards coming so I’ve only risked the table minimum this hand; $100 hands are not going to make ...