THUGLIT Issue Eleven by McBride Matthew & Adams Jessica & Colón Angel Luis & Grand Scott & Levine Kenneth & Cebula Michael & Gonzalez J. David & Sheridan Max

Author:McBride, Matthew & Adams, Jessica & Colón, Angel Luis & Grand, Scott & Levine, Kenneth & Cebula, Michael & Gonzalez, J. David & Sheridan, Max [McBride, Matthew]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Thuglit Publishing
Published: 2014-04-30T04:00:00+00:00

Larry's Proposal

by Michael Cebula

Tammy had been gone for a month when Larry decided he should marry her. He made up his mind five beers deep into a Wednesday afternoon, sitting in a folding chair amongst the weeds outside his trailer, shooting a pellet gun at any birds that landed in his yard. In the three years he had lived with Tammy before she left, they had never gone more than two days without fighting and the idea of marrying her had not crossed his mind once. But living alone had changed Larry's perspective.

He would never admit it, least of all to Tammy, but the fact was that life was not as fun without her in it. Plus—and this he would admit, especially to Tammy—the trailer was a mess, there was no food in the refrigerator, and he would have had no idea how to cook it if there had been. An engagement ring seemed like as good a way as any of getting her back.

Larry took one last shot at a Blue Jay, missed, then went inside to get dressed, the first time that week he had worn something more than just boxer shorts. His options were limited but he did as best he could—ripped, oil-stained jeans, cowboy boots, and a short-sleeve shirt (left unbuttoned because it had shrunk too small to cover his potbelly).

Then he drove into town.