they worked the fisheries   Alaska  Pacific Northwest

she finally slipped its grasp found a better job though she was going to miss the sea

he remained toiling away lacked the enthusiasm to look for other work was making a good living access to free fish salmon halibut pollock shellfish shrimp  freezer stuffed

So you finally got out?

I did. A couple of months back. I’m so happy.

I’m happy for you.

But you’re not happy.

No.

      You know me bitch and complain but lack the . . . the . . inspirationhard to find commiserate pay free fish.

There’s that.

                  You’ll still hook me up?

Whatever whenever you’d like, I’m up to my eyeballs.

Thank you.

You’re welcome.

                          Company’s having its Christmas party next weekend.

You goin . .

. . Would you like to come?

she smiled he always had a thing for her  she was flattered but wasnt attracted

                                                                           I’m flying home next Friday.

I appreciate the invitation though. Thank you.

Think nothing of it. It’ll be another White Elephant party.

                                                           I’m excited for when my gift's opened.

You wouldn’t believe it.

                           he laughednear a belly laugh

You got to say. That laugh is just too good.

still laughing

                               It’s a peach if I say so myself.

Tell me.

I painted a big canvas with a seriously fuckedup comiclooking fish on it and spattered it slashed it with paint. I put it inside a fiftyfive inch flat screen cardboard box.

    And?

             Knowing you there’s more to it.

Yeah.

         At the bottom of it I wrote Pollock.

  

1311,  Saturday,  6  12. 25

1104,  Sunday – Pearl Harbor 1941,  7  12. 25