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Than Anything Else
I asked him about the authors that influenced him.
He shrugged the question away.
"I'm more embarrassed by the story than anything else. Let it die."
"Than anything else," I thought. And again "Let it die." What was that anything else?
He was at the wood stove again, apparently indicating that was it, the interview was over.
"Walkside, strophanthin, and the adult bookstore," I said, trying to be delicate. "I'm not saying you didn't make things up, but..."
He spun quickly, poker in his hand. The dogs' heads jerked up.
"What do you want from me?"
The interview was over.
From Guest Contributor Rick Henry
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