Was A Fast Easy Reading,

I Paused For A Light At Hamilton And Twlfth And Noticed The Nissan Was Running Rough At Idle. Two Blocks Later It Backfired And Stalled. I Coaxed It Into The Center Of The City. Ffft, Ffft, Ffft, Kapow! Ffft, Ffft, Ffft, Kapow! A Trans Am Pulled Up Next To Me At A Light. The Trans Am Was Filled With High School Kids. One Of Them Stuck His Head Out Of The Passenger-side Window. "hey Lady," He Said. "sounds Like You Got A Fartmobile." I Flipped Him An Italian Goodwill Gesture And Pulled The Ball Cap Low On My Forehead. (three To Get Deadly)

Amen" Lula Said And She Made The Sign Of The Cross. "i Thought You Were Baptist." "yeah, But We Don't Got Any Hand Signals For An Occasion Like This.

Are You Afraid Of Me? Uh... Yes.' The Smile Stayed Fixed In Place. 'you Should Be. You Locked Me In A Refrigerator Truck With Three Dead People. Sooner Or Later I'm Going To Get You For It.

I'm Done With Men. I Have A Hamster. That's All I Need.

Babe, You've Destroyed A Car, Burned Down Two Buildings, Stapled A Guy's Nuts, And You Have Sixteen Stitches In Your Leg. Take A Night Off. Have A Glass Of Wine, Watch Some Television, And Go To Bed Early." -ranger