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    A Strange One
    A Strange One
    A Strange One
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    A Strange One

    By William Taylor, Jr.

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    Slightly hung over and skipping work, Oscar meets Star, and is instantly smitten. The unlikely pair share an afternoon "date" of food, drink, and conversation in San Francisco's Tenderloin district finding out which of them is The Strange One.

    About the Author:
    William Taylor Jr lives and writes in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco. His poems and stories have been widely published in the independent press in publications including Poesy, The Chiron Review and The New York Quarterly. His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMendicant Bookworks
    Release dateSep 26, 2012
    ISBN9781301320318
    A Strange One
    Author

    William Taylor, Jr.

    William Taylor Jr lives and writes in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco. His poems and stories have been widely published in the independent press in publications including Poesy, The Chiron Review and The New York Quarterly. His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

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      A Strange One - William Taylor, Jr.

      A Strange One

      By William Taylor, Jr.

      Copyright 2012 Mendicant Bookworks

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      A Strange One

      Oscar woke up Monday morning and called in sick to work. In truth, he only suffered from a slight hangover. But the thought of the workday gave him an icy feeling of despair that entirely filled his being. Getting dressed. The commute to Mountain View. His supervisor asking for the report he hadn't finished. The faces of his coworkers. The sound of his secretary's voice as she talked on the phone. Nightmarish. He called in and told them he was ill. Food poisoning. No, it wasn't too serous, he would surely make it in tomorrow.

      He lay in bed another twenty minutes, newly energized by the prospect of a day to spend however he chose. He read the newspaper and drank two cups of coffee. He took a shower and put on a casual suit. He

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