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She hadn’t expected to be asked to this meeting, so she was in bed when Rudy called a half hour before. She drove through an In-N-Out on her way over, wolfed down a Double Double and a Diet Coke in the car, and was now seriously paying for it.
Scott Frank • Shaker: A novel
Real-world tiny clubs: "One of the things I read about while getting ready for our vacation in Japan were these famous tiny businesses: bars or izakayas with four seats, narrow little bookstores or record shops in people’s houses or the bottom floors of small buildings, hyper-specialized or themed bars owned by one passionate guy. (There’s one that
... See moreNear the end of my internship, I was out in the playground helping a few kids dig a hole in the sand pit. One of the boys mentioned he’d gone out to eat with his family the night before. “What did you have for dinner?” I asked. “Arugula salad,” he replied. “But usually I get squid ink.” I didn’t know what surprised me more—the choice of food or the
... See moreRob Henderson • Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class
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Michael McGarrity • The Big Gamble (Kevin Kerney Novels Series)
meaner. That morning, he’d brought me into the station, placed his thick hands on my shoulders. “This is my boy,” he said. “Your old man’s a hard-ass, kid,” said another detective. “Are you a hard-ass, too?” I shrugged. They laughed. “Send him down to Vice,” another detective said. “Pop his cherry.” They wore suits and fedoras and smoked cigarettes
... See moreDann McDorman • West Heart Kill: A novel
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