A Hard Day’s Fright (2011)
“I was reminded of this sad but true fact too early one morning when the rapid stopped and a slew of people shuffled onto the already too-crowded-for-my-liking train. It had been a cool and rainy April and that day was no exception. Coats were wet. Umbrellas dripped. The windows of the train were fogged, and the air was heavy with a hodgepodge scent of damp, perfume, and people.
The old guy who plopped down next to me smelled like my Great Uncle Mort, and Mort was a legend in the Martin family. ...Weddings, funerals, picnics…it didn’t matter. Mort always wore a brown suit. Even though I was a foot taller than him, he always pinched my cheek and called me honey bun. He always, always smelled like stale cigars.
I scooted closer to the window, and to pass the time, I looked around, hoping to catch a spot of color or a hint of style somewhere in the sea of gray raincoats and bent heads. Unfortunately, the Midwest is pretty much a black-and-white world from November until May. If it wasn’t for the middle-aged woman in the purple coat two seats ahead and me in the leopard-print trench that looked pretty darned spectacular with my fiery hair, I would have despaired of the Cleveland fashion scene entirely.MoreLess
The old guy who plopped down next to me smelled like my Great Uncle Mort, and Mort was a legend in the Martin family. ...Weddings, funerals, picnics…it didn’t matter. Mort always wore a brown suit. Even though I was a foot taller than him, he always pinched my cheek and called me honey bun. He always, always smelled like stale cigars.
I scooted closer to the window, and to pass the time, I looked around, hoping to catch a spot of color or a hint of style somewhere in the sea of gray raincoats and bent heads. Unfortunately, the Midwest is pretty much a black-and-white world from November until May. If it wasn’t for the middle-aged woman in the purple coat two seats ahead and me in the leopard-print trench that looked pretty darned spectacular with my fiery hair, I would have despaired of the Cleveland fashion scene entirely.MoreLess
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