“I didn’t know Thelonius Ellis was your name,” Sister Gee said to Hot Sausage. “I thought you was Ralph, or Ray . . . something or other.” “What difference do it make?” “Makes a big difference,” she said, exasperated. “It makes me out to be a liar to the police.” “You can’t be a liar ’bout what you don’t know,” Hot Sausage said. “The Bible says Jesus had many names.” “Well golly, Sausage, where’s it say in the Bible that you’re Jesus?” “I ain’t said I was Jesus. I said I ain’t stuck with just one name.” “Well, how many names you got?” Sister Gee demanded. “How many do a colored man need in
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