The Moody Shoes
"As the bus pulled into Reno I realized a certain truth...haggard old cowboys and gamblers come to Reno in order to die. They come to Reno simply to live out their days in a Marlboro red haze, with cheap booze and the exciting lights, bells, and whistles of the nickel slots. They come here with...
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"As the bus pulled into Reno I realized a certain truth...haggard old cowboys and gamblers come to Reno in order to die. They come to Reno simply to live out their days in a Marlboro red haze, with cheap booze and the exciting lights, bells, and whistles of the nickel slots. They come here with giant Big Gulp plastic cups full of dimes and quarters. In every nickel lies a fraction of a dollar's hope. Hope for something better. Hope for some instant richness to soak away the years spent in an ash tray. Hope against the thought of stale motel pillows, bed bugs and seedy old bartenders..."
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781448664900 (144866490X)
ASIN: 144866490X
Publish date: 2010-03-29
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (2010-12-22)
Pages no: 314
Edition language: English