Fragments of Noir

Thursday, 29 October 2015

Night from a railroad car window

Is a great dark soft thing

Broken across with slashes of light

Carl Sandburg

1916

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Jack Delano
Chicago 1942

fragments of noir: 'It was one of those hot dry Santa Annas that come down thru the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge. ............ Red Wind- Raymond Chandler

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