LeRoi always got pissed if you called him LEE-roy like some of the homeys do.  “It’s Le-ROI,” he’d shout like you were deaf.  “You talkin to the king!” Continue reading Once and Future King of the Projects by Walter Giersbach →

Sarah’s so-called boyfriend was Joe. Not much of a man, or young adult as they pigeon-hole them now. It was easy to get him drunk since there’s not much else to do in this forgotten part of Connecticut except shoot deer or shoot pool.

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