That’s not how I understand it,” I say. “It’s not a battlefield at all.”
“Then what is it?”
“It’s a playing field.”
He looks at me startled. “Is that what Mister Stevens told you?”
“Maybe.”
“Well, you can’t believe what he says. He’s the evil one. He speaks in lies and half-truths.”
“Maybe,” I say, “but I think on that one single point I might just believe him.”
He looks at me with his warm, mournful eyes. “How could you be that cynical?”
“It’s easy,” I answer.
BUY THE BOOK |
Excerpt from Friend of the Devil, available on Kindle. Say Friends and Neighbors out in Radio-Land, do you ever wonder what it would be like to be a jazz musician, hanging out in chili parlors, smoking reefers and getting picked on by God and the Devil at the same time? Or does the romance of the open road have special appeal to you? Then why not go on a four-state crime spree with America's criminal sweethearts, Bonnie and Clyde? Follow Friend of the Devil on Facebook.
No comments:
Post a Comment