Hopperesque
Saturday, 4 August 2018
Took to Their Heels
At five-thirty the rain began to fall in great heavy drops which bounced off the pavement before they spread into black spots. At the same time thunder rumbled from the direction of Charenton and an eddy of wind lifted the dust, carried away the hats of passers-by who took to their heels and who, after a few confused moments, were all in the shelter of doorways or under the awnings of cafe terraces.
Georges Simenon
L'Enterrement De Monsieur Bouvet
1955
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Roger Schall
Paris circa 30s
Friday, 3 August 2018
Thursday, 2 August 2018
4 AM
Hear how lonely the radio is, as it's voice talks on, and on, unanswered ;
Notice how futile is the nickel dropped in the jukebox by a customer
How it's music proves again that one's life is either too humdrum or too exciting, too empty or too full, too this too that
excerpt from
4 AM
Kenneth Fearing
1944
http://hellinakiss.blogspot.com/2012/06/4-am-by-kenneth-fearing-1902-1961.html
Wednesday, 1 August 2018
To Have Bad Habits
I went back to my car again, and sat and sat. The top dripped on my knees and my stomach burned from the whiskey. No more cars came up the hill. No lights went on in the house before which i was parked. It seemed like a nice neighbourhood to have bad habits in.
Raymond Chandler
The Big Sleep
1939
https://crimereads.com/the-long-goodbye-the-49-best-covers-from-around-the-world/
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