Patrick King

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Jackson tends bar until long after midnight. Sometimes he steals a bottle of blended whiskey and brings it home with him. He wears saddle shoes and a wedding ring. His clothes are poor but he has well-shaped hands and nails. Jane is usually asleep when Jackson gets in bed beside her. He goes at her without turning on the light. “I don’t want to wake you up,” he says.
The Visiting Privilege: New and Collected Stories (Vintage Contemporaries)
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