Past Shadows by Charlie Cochrane;Jardonn Smith;Stevie Woods

Author:Charlie Cochrane;Jardonn Smith;Stevie Woods
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Source: Fictionwise, M/M Anthologies
ISBN: 9781608201044
Publisher: MLR Press
Published: 2009-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

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Green River

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Jardonn Smith

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Invite

“Come sit over here, boy, and I'll tell you a story.”

“Great-grandpa Ernest, I'm not a boy. I'm twenty-two years old.”

“That may be, but in my head you're still a boy. And I ain't your grandpa, great or otherwise.”

“I know, you're our great uncle, but we've always called you...”

“Yes, yes, your ma and pa feel sorry for me because I never had any kids of my own, so I put up with it. Uncle Ernie would've been much more fun. Don't you think?”

“Yeah.”

“Doesn't matter now. Just sit there and listen. Record me on your digital do-hickie if you want. Put it in your thespians.”

“It's a thesis.”

“That was a joke, son. You will be hearing about a thespian of sorts before I'm finished.”

“I'm ready.”

“Good, and just so you know, back in my day a man's penis was called a pecker, a willy, a johnson, or a woody. We would at times use the word dick or cock, but only if we were drunk and talking nasty. Those two were nasty words back then. And another thing. Most people believed the dead liked to come out and wander around from time to time. Some folks were scared of it, but most just thought it was a natural thing. Listen to the songs from back in olden times and you'll know what I'm talking about. Got it?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Now, let me get in my waxing-poetic frame of mind so I can make you a pretty picture. And don't interrupt me!”

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