Hallows Lake: Chapter Four: Robere
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Before and after the ice, when I walk home, I can hear Robere's skiff. On choppy nights, above the overworked whine of his small outboard, the waves bang against the aluminum and the oars bounce on top of the seats. Josh told him he should play a tuba, then he could really sound like the school's
Hallows Lake, Chapter Three: Mary
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Not long after Thanksgiving Mary came. She just showed up at the store looking for a place to work and a place to live. Fred pointed to everyone in the store and said he couldn't feed a tank of gerbils with the money he makes from these characters. Even Trapper was polite and said that Kittewauke
Hallows Lake, Chapter Two: Kathryn Elizabeth
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
When I come home, Kathryn Elizabeth is almost always playing cards in the nook that looks over the dock. She leaves the window open a crack and smokes Pall Mall cigarettes. She arranges the butts in the ash tray in a circle. With all the red lipstick it looks like a rose. "The only rose I'll
Hallows Lake, Chapter One: The Store
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
I hung my sign outside and came in. But there's no one here. Not Fred or Sally, or Mary, who is usually here on Monday mornings. Next to the register are three five dollar scratch tickets, a can of Franco and a loaf of bread. I'm sure Josh came in and spent his money on scratch tickets and then