THE MAN I NEVER MET // Part 3

The Final Installment of “The Man I Never Met” Chapter 2 – Cont. I never did like big crowds, I said to Walter, but I still couldn’t shake him. Bruce Walter was the kind of guy who could not take a hint. So your friend—is he in the movie business? He is indeed, said Walter, …

THE MAN I NEVER MET // Part 2

Chapter Three — Monday What was I thinking? The mud from the river would act to preserve the body, not break it down. I had not been careful enough. It wasn’t until I signed my name in that guestbook that I realized how shoddy my ad hoc plan was. The florescent lights in the lobby …

THE MAN I NEVER MET // Part 1

Hexagram 16 is named 豫(yù), “Providing-For.” Other translations include “enthusiasm” and “excess.” Chapter Five — One Week Later Time’s up, said the guard. She took out a lipstick and pushed up the gel, but as she pressed the red to her ruby lips, she chased the color away, subtracting evidence of the artificial one millimeter …