The sniper turned his cap bill to the back, adjusted his attention ...
He crossed his legs at the ankles straight out, then closed one eye and found the young actor kneeling in the dark: Scene IV of a current tragedy with stage lights fixed.
The Red Sox gunner lovingly squeezed the trigger, slowly, hunched his shoulders against the nip in the air, and sent the brains and blood and face of Thespis onto the body of his new friend, Plato, and all around, splattering the stones and the hard dirt and the Mexican Hat flowers.
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Upcoming guest appearances:
- June 24, Writer's Cafe, Brownville, Nebraska, 2 p.m.
- June 25, Gorilla Radio, Victoria, British Columbia, 730 p.m. CDT
http://gorillaradioblog.blogspot.com/
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Palecek books:
KGB, The Truth, Joe Coffee's Revolution, Terror Nation, The Last Liberal Outlaw, Looking For Bigfoot, Twins, The American Dream, Prophets Without Honor.
Palecek website: http://www.mikepalecek.com
Palecek books are available through local bookstores, Amazon.com, or by going to cwgpress.com, howlingdogpress.com, badgerbooks.com, newleafbooks.net, essentialbooks.com, mainstaypress.com.
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Author, former peace prisoner, journalist, candidate.
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