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Episode Four – Oysters and Old Friends
EPISODE FOUR OYSTERS AND OLD FRIENDS Sunset occurs precisely at 6:30 pm in October. I was up and dressed by 6:35. I wasn’t exactly sure where I should start, but I knew I didn’t want to sit around and wait for the inevitable. Someone would come. Who? I had no clue. The wind gusted fiercely as I stepped out of my building, The Fairmont, on Market Street. Two large potted mums flanked the double doors, welcoming the upcoming holidays with orange accents and silk bows. Wreaths of jack-o’-lanterns and fall leaves were securely hung with clear string, resembling fishing line. I headed toward Market Square,…
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Episode Three – Past Loves and Lives
Passing the perfectly made bed of champagne silk covers and embroidered cushions, I couldn’t help but remember the days spent wrapped in a lover's arms. I rarely even dare to touch those covers anymore, too many memories and not all of them good.
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Episode Two – Denny’s After Dark
I tried my best not to wrinkle my nose, but I could smell her sickness lingering in the open hallway of the dinner, like Frankincense in a Catholic church. The thought crossed my mind that I might save her, but I pushed it away before it could take hold.
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Episode One – Sweet Tooth
Episode One – Sweet Tooth The Market Street corner store was the only place within walking distance from my condo that was still open after ten pm. It’s not like this was New York or LA. It was Pittsburgh, and while they had gone to great pains to improve the city over the last hundred years or so, and it wasn’t the shithole it used to be, reeking of sulfur from the countless steel mills with smog so thick you couldn’t see the sky, it definitely wasn’t fucking Paris in the springtime. Then again, Paris wasn’t all that great either. I stood in front of the…
