The Electric Dark of the King Cole
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Maxfield Parrish's King Cole at the King Cole Bar in the St. Regis |
“I’ll give you a thousand dollars if you spend the night
with me – that’s what I pay for my shoes.”
He tightened his tie around her windpipe, but even that
violence in his was gentle. Marla was lost. He whispered in her ear.
“If you mention money one more time, I will set you on fire.”
Photograph - Alex Waterhouse-Hayward |
Let him tumble. She wouldn’t run home to him. Marla was
spending the night with Raoul.
Silk & Silk from Jerome Charyn's Bitter Bronx - Thirteen Stories
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The Cat Lady's Kiss
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