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Curious Shapes

“The hearts of small children are delicate organs. A cruel beginning in this world can twist them into curious shapes.” Carson McCullers Harold Griswold picked up his lopping shears from the front yard. With the shears came a mutilated GI Joe action figure. The blade on one side was stuck a third of the way through the torso. He pried the figure off the blade and held it up. “How much did this damn thing cost? … Read more

The Bad Man and the Boxer

When Basilone Thompson’s fight manager died suddenly of a drug overdose, it came as a surprise. The Big Bass had never known his manager to indulge in so much as a marijuana cigarette. When a new manager showed up unannounced at his apartment in the Bronx one day, he was grateful, but skeptical. He answered the light knock on the door. The man in the hallway was dressed neatly in a suit and tie, with a … Read more