#556 Work Denis Johnson
OK, let’s see: we have an abusive drug addict beating up his
abusing drug addict girlfriend; we have an alcoholic so riddled with the DTs
that he needs help lifting the day’s first shot up to his mouth; we have
robbery, fights, and crooked card games…must be another Denis Johnson short story.
This is a world filled with misery, regret, shame, and
little chance of redemption, unless your definition of redemption is a few
ill-gotten dollars so you can partake in more bad decisions that lead to
misery, regret and shame.
This story isn’t as fun as it sounds.
Notable Passage: “To me you don’t make no more noise than a
fart in a paper bag.”
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