I need help identifying a short story that I read at least two years ago. (I'm pretty sure it's a short story, anyway.)
Here are some roughly accurate details about the story, which I hope will be sufficient for its identification: Bukowski, or perhaps just the narrator, tries to pacify some woman he is with; she is upset, perhaps even crying or yelling during some moments; her car is having problems, so he either takes the car to a garage or has the car towed; he calls her after the car arrives at the garage; he goes grocery shopping; he, probably, buys alcohol; and I think, in the end, he is able to retrieve the car from the garage. Furthermore, I think I have described the events of the story in chronological order, though I forget whether he goes grocery shopping or retrieves the car first, assuming that he does go grocery shopping and retrieve the car eventually.
Unfortunately, that's all I remember. Of Bukowski's short story collections I have read: Notes of a Dirty Old Man; Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions, and General Tales of Ordinary Madness; South of No North; Hot Water Music; and Tales of Ordinary Madness. Therefore, I think that the short story I hope to identify comes from one of those collections listed.
I would appreciate any guesses or suggestions that name short stories whose plots are similar to the one I have described because I think I have described a relatively obscure piece that I am not likely to have identified.
Thanks for any help.
Here are some roughly accurate details about the story, which I hope will be sufficient for its identification: Bukowski, or perhaps just the narrator, tries to pacify some woman he is with; she is upset, perhaps even crying or yelling during some moments; her car is having problems, so he either takes the car to a garage or has the car towed; he calls her after the car arrives at the garage; he goes grocery shopping; he, probably, buys alcohol; and I think, in the end, he is able to retrieve the car from the garage. Furthermore, I think I have described the events of the story in chronological order, though I forget whether he goes grocery shopping or retrieves the car first, assuming that he does go grocery shopping and retrieve the car eventually.
Unfortunately, that's all I remember. Of Bukowski's short story collections I have read: Notes of a Dirty Old Man; Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions, and General Tales of Ordinary Madness; South of No North; Hot Water Music; and Tales of Ordinary Madness. Therefore, I think that the short story I hope to identify comes from one of those collections listed.
I would appreciate any guesses or suggestions that name short stories whose plots are similar to the one I have described because I think I have described a relatively obscure piece that I am not likely to have identified.
Thanks for any help.
