1. A
receipt from Wal-Mart, smudged and illegible except for the date, 5/6/11, and
the word “bakery”
2. Two
condoms, without wrappers, dry
3. A
razor blade, two-sided, rusted with a dark brown crust on one side
4. A
plastic bag, quart size Ziploc, containing $5,000 in small bills (20s, 10s,
5s), bound with a rubber band
5. Three
empty syringes, 100 cc, plastic tube with stainless steel needles, empty
6. One
human finger (presumably female), severed from the 1st metacarpo-phalangeal joint,
wrapped in plastic, fingernail painted (chipped) with candy apple red
7. One
worn copy of Stephen King’s Night Shift,
paperback, 1979, with several pages missing (123-167)
(a work of fiction, FYI)
5 comments:
What a splendid piece. Very thoughtful.
OK, Aaron...now you know that we're all waiting for you to weave a story around that list.
Thanks for clarifying it's a work of fiction. By #2 I was thinking that you should be staying in a more upscale hotel.
At first I thought this had something to do with your recent remodeling, but then I remembered seeing a similar (if not the same) list posted earlier this year...Hmmmm.
Of course you realize, this could be a very snazzy opening for a novel. It also makes me wonder what story is on pages 123 - 167 of Night Shift...
Ah, but it writes a novel around the lines. Awwwwwesome.
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