Black Dog (2014)
“We were on the downswing of the mountains that led us through Sparks and into the city center of Reno. In another few minutes we’d see the neon of the casinos spiking off the desert floor like enormous plants that only flowered at night.
Clint had mostly stayed quiet, as had I. If I’d wanted to be chatty I could roll out the anecdotes about remember when Reno was just a faded boom town, barely a bump in the horizon. It was flat and brown and the Truckee River put off a distinctive aroma in ...whichever direction the wind was blowing.
I could talk about going to places like the Bank Club and Harrah’s, sitting at one of the bars and watching people come and go. I could put on a dress and pumps and tease my hair higher than any of them, but there was still a wall of glass between myself and humanity. Only the bad ones seemed able to see through to me, while most people’s eyes glided right past.
I could tell Leo about Sal Peretti, the man who’d taught me most everything I knew about dealing with men like him.MoreLess
Clint had mostly stayed quiet, as had I. If I’d wanted to be chatty I could roll out the anecdotes about remember when Reno was just a faded boom town, barely a bump in the horizon. It was flat and brown and the Truckee River put off a distinctive aroma in ...whichever direction the wind was blowing.
I could talk about going to places like the Bank Club and Harrah’s, sitting at one of the bars and watching people come and go. I could put on a dress and pumps and tease my hair higher than any of them, but there was still a wall of glass between myself and humanity. Only the bad ones seemed able to see through to me, while most people’s eyes glided right past.
I could tell Leo about Sal Peretti, the man who’d taught me most everything I knew about dealing with men like him.MoreLess
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