DARKNESS ON THE EDGE: Tales Inspired by the Songs of Bruce Springsteen by Thompson Lee; Massie Elizabeth; Gary A. Braunbeck; T.M. Wright; Tom Piccirilli; Guy Adams; Kurt Dinan; Lorne Dixon; Jeffrey Thomas; Harrison Howe

Author:Thompson, Lee; Massie, Elizabeth; Gary A. Braunbeck; T.M. Wright; Tom Piccirilli; Guy Adams; Kurt Dinan; Lorne Dixon; Jeffrey Thomas; Harrison Howe [Thompson, Lee; Massie, Elizabeth; Gary A. Braunbeck; T.M. Wright; Tom Piccirilli; Guy Adams; Kurt Dinan; Lorne Dixon; Jeffrey Thomas; Harrison Howe]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781848631700
Publisher: PS Publishing Ltd
Published: 2011-05-15T04:00:00+00:00

Ain’t No Angel Gonna Greet Me

Guy Adams

(Inspired by “Maria’s Bed”)

A life can be lived in miles of blacktop as surely as it can in years. Each revolution of the tires: a heartbeat. Every bit of wear on the brake pads: a wrinkle on the face, a hair from the head.

My work takes me all over this sprawling country; road trips broken by nights between motel sheets thick with the ghosts of fucking and tears. Roadside breakfasts fuel the miles with grease and insincere smiles, drive-time radio watches over me, steel guitars and desperate gospel.

Today though I’m in familiar territory–within shooting range at least - and when I’m done I can get home to Maria. You have no idea how much that means to me.