Where the Walls are Soft…

Done. Can you believe it?! And only a year and 4 months late. I’ve shocked myself with my speed, I really have… In Case You Missed It: Part I – The Waitress Part II – The Whiskey Part III – The Handcuffs Part IV – The Great Escape Part V – Revenge Ruby’s life went on [...]

In Case You Missed It: Part I – The Waitress Part II – The Whiskey Part III – The Handcuffs Part IV – The Great Escape Ruby was having a lovely dream. She knew it was a dream because she could hear Roy snoring, but Roy was dead two years last Christmas. She dreamed she [...]

In Case You Missed It: Part I – The Waitress Part II – The Whiskey Part III – The Handcuffs “Well, now. Ain’t this just a fine mess,” Ruby slapped The Little Drunk on the shoulder with her free hand. “Wilson! Hey!” The Little Drunk stirred in his chair slightly and mumbled something. “What’s [...]

In case you missed it: Part I – The Waitress Word to the Wise: I strongly suggest waiting to read this if you’re about to eat, just ate, or, ulp, are in the process of eating – especially if it involves eggs; or in Suzi’s case – aigs. Part II – The Whiskey Ruby had [...]

Part I – The Waitress In 1957, Ruby was a 30-something waitress/barmaid/short-order cook in an out-of-the-way “backwoods” tavern down a side road off Highway 17 in the Algoma District. She was also the bookkeeper, the housekeeping staff and the bouncer, although she didn’t get paid for those tasks – there was just no one else [...]