It's A Dirty World (1968)
Story (1968)
Excerpt
It's A Dirty World
I drove along Sunset, late one evening, stopped for a signal, and at a bus stop saw this dyed redhead with a brutal and ravaged face, powdered, painted, that said "this is what life does to us." I could imagine her drunk, screaming across the room at some man and I was glad the man wasn't me. She saw me looking at her and waved, "Hey, how about a ride?" "O.K.," I said, and she ran across two lanes of traffic to get in...
Appears in Books
- Hot Water Music - 1983, pg. 47