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Printer Story
There is an 8×10 headshot of an actor, a very famous actor known for making very funny movies, and it is taped to the front of a computer printer that looks as though it was repeatedly smashed with a sledgehammer. I’m scouting a mom-and-pop computer repair store that also rents office equipment to film productions.…
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Twin Palms
Nicely done, otherwise anonymous matching apartment buildings in Hollywood:
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The Virgin
“So when did you lose your virginity?” the female bartender asks me. I’m scouting a VFW bar. It’s noon. Dimly lit. Fake wood-paneling. Three or four big guys bent over their beers far enough that I can’t see their faces. Today’s special: Jim Beam and Coke for $4. The bartender looks to be about a…
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Boiled Peanuts
I step into the small corner store and the smell of boiling peanuts floods my nose. It’s a pulpy, soggy odor, wasted of anything identifiable as a peanut. I find it more sickening with each visit. The market is small. Candy bars are locked behind protective glass. Only a few of each item on the…