The Washwater Hotel: Chapter 8 Tuesday Morning Brian had accepted the food delivery from the previous day: some of the same frozen fare, as well as the necessities he would be using to create his menu for the week. The delivery man had stacked the front of the walk-in full, leave the state of theContinue reading “High Spirits”
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Moving Up in the World
The Washwater Hotel: Chapter 7 Sunday morning, the day before. Steven sat upon the edge of the bathtub in his room, staring at the fish in the container shoved in between his legs and the edge of the toilet. It had been two long days of keeping the Atlantic Wolf Fish in captivity, a smallContinue reading “Moving Up in the World”
Getting Around
The Washwater Hotel: Chapter 6 Monday Morning Joel sat on the edge of his bed, waiting on the call. The handset began to ring, and he snatched it up. “This is room 315.” “Joel?” The expected voice spoke to him. “Yeah, Henry, it’s me.” “Any luck?” Joel stood up and looked out the window, downContinue reading “Getting Around”
The Dining Room
The Washwater Hotel: Chapter 4 Sunday Evening Joel had unpacked his things about the room, strategically putting away his binoculars, camera, and surveying equipment in the back of the closet, hidden away behind his hanging clothes. He glanced at the hands of the clock near the bed, reading 5:20. He sighed and went to theContinue reading “The Dining Room”
The Washwater
The Washwater Hotel: Chapter 1 Sunday Joel stepped out of the cab and onto the scabbed edge of the sidewalk. The driver was already at the back of the vehicle with the trunk propped open, pulling out the wide suitcase. In his hand, Joel dangled the second bag, ready to drape over the long handleContinue reading “The Washwater”