The Mother Garden (2007)
“Capp didn’t tell me we were having company this morning, but when the bell rings, she flies to the door as if she’s been waiting all her life. The man’s a bit of a hippie with long, wavy blond hair and an unkempt beard.“Liza, this is Satan.” She says his name with such assurance I can’t be sure I’ve heard her correctly. She articulated the “Sate” part far better than the “tan” part—and given his looks, he might be named “Seat-Man” or “Slaton.”“S-A-T-A-N?” I ask. He nods. I nod back. Am I missin...g something? Mrs. Capp did tell me, a few days ago, that she met a man while browsing through the record store downtown. “Nice-looking,” she said. “And very knowledgeable about percussive jazz.” She mentioned she might have him over sometime. But she didn’t warn me that he was coming this morning.“Nice to meet you,” I say. I’m still in my pajamas, reading the newspaper. In large, gothic font across the top of the front section are the words nine dead in bus collision.MoreLess
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