Suede to Rest (2014)
“It was close to four. An orange neon sign flickered in the window of a bar down the road from the fabric store. In the past two days, the O and the A had burned out and advertised The Brdside instead. Instead of turning into the alley that ran behind my store, I drove past the bar, turned onto a side street, and parked in the gravel lot by the back door between a pickup truck and a motorcycle.
“Wish me luck,” I said to the kittens. I cracked the windows and locked the doors, heading inside....
I pushed against the unmarked wooden doors and they gave under the pressure, swinging in like I was entering a saloon. The interior was dark and it took a couple of blinks for my eyes to adjust to the light.
The bar lined the right side of the room. Three men sat at bar stools at the far end. One stared at the TV screen mounted on the wall, his hand cupped around the base of a half-empty glass of beer. The other two glanced at me, then resumed their conversation.MoreLess
“Wish me luck,” I said to the kittens. I cracked the windows and locked the doors, heading inside....
I pushed against the unmarked wooden doors and they gave under the pressure, swinging in like I was entering a saloon. The interior was dark and it took a couple of blinks for my eyes to adjust to the light.
The bar lined the right side of the room. Three men sat at bar stools at the far end. One stared at the TV screen mounted on the wall, his hand cupped around the base of a half-empty glass of beer. The other two glanced at me, then resumed their conversation.MoreLess
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