Last week, Loni of The Eye of Loni’s Storm, posted a review for The Poor Boy’s Piano. I found her review very intriguing and had to read the story myself.
The story take’s place in the not so nice part of Vancouver, although after the recent riot downtown, after our hockey team lost the cup, some people may question if there is a nice part of Vancouver. There is, really. Just a few people had to spoil it for all of us.
Roger drank to much on his 49th birthday. He was also numbing the pain from his recent divorce. When he woke up the next morning,
“The pain jolted through his brain like a bolt of lightning and roused him to consciousness. Or semi-consciousness. Roger was aware only of a dull grey fog and a familiar throbbing in his head. But it was the ache of the bone-chilling dampness that brought him fully awake.”
Roger left his wife and children 3 months before. He now lives in an run down motel, you could call it seedy. He was in no hurry to get up from his place in the alley to go back to his room. He also noticed a boy standing in the distance.
You’ll have to read it for yourself to see what happens. The writing is fresh and crisp. A very worthwhile short that packs a punch.
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