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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