Saturday, May 23, 2020

Amuse Bouche

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Large wedges of red melon on grass-green plates sat on the table in front of Wills and Salt. “First good melon of the season.” Salt fed Wills a bite.They ate with their fingers, slicing bits with table knives and sharing the saltshaker….
“Snitches are saying somebody heard somebody, you know how it goes, say that a guy, ‘DeWare,’ common spelling” - he rolled his eyes - “is the only name we have, supposed to be a crackhead, stays in The Homes, bragged about killing the rich white woman.”

from Out of the Blues by Trudy Nam Boyce (2016). Very Highly Recommended.

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