he usually had an abundance of material kept looseleaf   pages scraps

                                                                                he went to work

when he returned his mother had dinner going on the stove in the oven

                                                                            Maw you shouldnt have

I thought you’d enjoy a homecooked meal.

I doyou know I do Thank you I thought since your visits so short youd gallivant around enjoy the sun the weather   he laughed The jewelry stores I left you with that ones Black Hills gold business card

Tomorrow. I thought I’d go tomorrow.

                                         Why don’t you shower? Dinner’s in a halfhour.

he opened a bottle of beer took a deep pull

                                               I have the wine you like chilled  Coud I pour you a glass

No, I’ll do that, get your shower.

Be right back

               hustling down the hall he noticed the studio door was slightlyopen he closed it behind himself when he left that morning

showered

shirt shortstoweling his hairneeded a haircut whenever he finally admitted that it was time to get one he went up the hall to the studio pushed the door open with his kneeSTOPPED hung the towel over his shoulder walked into the livingroom

                     she sat on the couch wine in hand

Maw

Yes. she didnt turn to face him like he would disappear

The studio

    I asked you stay out of the studio curiosity kills cats an cunts

It was messy.

Which you woudnt have known if you stayed out of it as I asked

                                                                        Wheres the loose papers

They were scribbled over.

Where are they

I couldn’t believe you hadn’t thrown them away.

Scribbled on There were many unscribbled passages on the same page Passages on the backs of them too

I didn’t notice.

Where

Threw them away.

In the apartmentin the kitchen

In the complex’s trash.

    They picked up trash today

They did. I heard the truck.

Maw while Im grateful youre here  Im more grateful you don visit frequently

      

                                                                                    Ill get my beer an join you

he had gone into the studio that morning to jot down she had doubledipped nipples so he wouldnt forgethadnt obviously   he wanted to elaborate

                                                      the scribbledscads of pagesanscraps beneath it

he did not remember

    he believed he knew how Hemingway felt when Hadley lost his suitcase

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