(Set for sometime next week. Playing along that it might take longer for this bar stuff to actually happen, but...I feel like writing this tonight.)

"Pain is just Nature's way of saying "HEY! You're alive!" - AresThe bar was empty. Not only empty, but dark. Except for a single glow coming off of an old oil lamp on the floor. The bar had seen ( Read more... )

I'm going to own a bar!

Larry was keeping busy around the house doing various odds and ends as he waited for Jenna. Cleaning wasn't his favorite chore, but he was the dad, so he was stuck with it. Convincing a thirteen year old to clean on a Saturday afternoon when he could be out riding his bike around town? Not an easy task. So Larry let him be. It wasn't the worst ( Read more... )

For anyone interested, I did go back down to the bar yesterday. I took this picture. As I said before, it needs some work. Luckily the inside isn't as bad as the outside. It seems the previous owner who shut down over a year ago, never kept appearances up outside ( Read more... )

Quaint bar for sale in town...

Larry mailed it out within a day or two of being back home. A check neatly made out to Cora for the amount of his bail. Signed. Folded up and sealed in an envelope. On it's own. Her name and address printed on front, stamp affixed, return address reluctantly scribbled - he dropped it in the mailbox, then went back inside.

Tried to save myself but myself keeps slipping away
(Nine Inch Nails - ‘Into the Void’)He stepped outside and walked away from the house. It was early morning, the sun barely up, with mist covering everything. His hands were shoved in the the pockets of his blue jeans, and the early morning cool air sent shivers against his arms. White tshirt, ( Read more... )

Ready to go the hell home.

Maybe it says something that I consider that home now?

Larry sat outside of the small town airport on a bench. It was a nice early evening out. He stretched his arm over the back of the bench and looked up at the slowly darkening sky. It just felt like a good night ( Read more... )

I would like...to go dancing.