One Last Dance
“ATTABOY VERNO! BRING IT ON HOME, COWBOY!” my uncle Frogger shouts out while he shadowboxes in front of the TV, eyes fixed on the screen as he grips a PBR tallboy. Frogger kills the tallboy, then crushes the empty can in his meaty fist and tosses it into a plastic orange pail on the floor […]
Picklebrawl
“MOUTH ON THE CURB, MILDRED!” Beatrice Goldfarb commands while brandishing her pickleball paddle and staring down at Mildred Mendelbaum, who’s kneeling on the street with her back to Beatrice. “What?” asks Mildred. “I said put your fucking mouth on the fucking curb and do not make me have to ask you again!” shouts Beatrice. “But […]
The Bet
“WE GOOD, KID?” asks Tony “Toad” Marinucci. Jimmy nods his head at Toad, wanting to spit in his fat, greasy, pockmarked face that drops straight to his neck. Toad shakes his head. “No kid, I need to hear you say it.” Jimmy lowers his eyes while biting down on his lip and clenching both fists. […]