1.17 R.B.Parker

Shows over.

I return to the zabuton and resume reading the final chapters of a book that has had the ride of an Oldsmobile. I can’t say my socks were knocked off by the novel’s plot, but Melancholy Baby has helped me get through this my first full day in the jug.

“And for that, I am grateful, Mr. Robert B. Parker,” I say to a black and white photo of the author. “Thank you.”

Checking the back cover, I read that Parker has penned nearly sixty novels.

“Sixty! Talk about prolific! Christ, you must fart and sneeze books. How is it, then, that I never heard of you?”

It hadn't been for my being thrown in the can, I never would have . . .

“Oh wait, it says here the Spencer for Hire TV series was based on your novels. ‘Fraid, I wasn’t much of a fan of the show.”

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No. 6 is now available on Kindle.