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Then Bobby Hansen, one of the older subs—in length of service —told me, "He did that to me once. He tried to starve me."
1:56 PM Dec 23rd
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It went on for a week. I sat there each morning from 5 am to 7 am and didn't get paid. My name was even taken off the night collection run.
2:13 PM Dec 21st
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But the next morning it was the same thing: "That's all, Chinaski. Nothing for you today."
8:54 AM Dec 20th
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5.
8:54 AM Dec 20th
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I pushed up against her warm tail and was asleep in 45 seconds.
8:02 AM Dec 19th
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I walked out, the old car started and soon I was back in bed with Betty. "Oh, Hank! How nice!" "Damn right, baby!"
5:24 PM Dec 18th
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"O.K., Stone," I said. Among the carriers he was known as "The Stone," but I was the only one who addressed him that way.
7:49 PM Dec 14th
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"That's all, Chinaski. Nothing for you today." He watched my face. Hell, I didn't care. All I wanted to do was go to bed & get some sleep.
10:34 AM Dec 12th
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At 7 a.m. Jonstone swiveled again. All the other subs had been assigned jobs or been sent to other stations that needed help.
1:34 PM Dec 11th
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I had been up to 2 a.m. drinking and screwing with Betty. I leaned back and closed my eyes.
7:37 PM Dec 9th
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When Jonstone saw me the next 5a.m. he spun in his swivel and his face and his shirt were the same color.But he said nothing. I didn't care.
7:36 PM Dec 8th
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4
7:35 PM Dec 8th
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Then I walked out and took the next day off. Without pay, of course.
3:45 PM Dec 7th
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He and Jonstone must have slept together. "All right," I said, "Jonstone is a fine man. Forget the whole fucking thing."
6:55 AM Dec 6th
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"I said, MR. JONSTONE IS A FINE MAN!" I believe the poor fellow actually wanted to kill me.
8:53 PM Dec 4th
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"3 weeks." "MR. JONSTONE HAS BEEN WITH THE POST OFFICE FOR 30 YEARS!" "What does that have to do with it?"
6:28 PM Dec 3rd
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And screamed: "MR. JONSTONE IS A FINE MAN!" "Don't be silly. He's an obvious sadist," I said. "How long have you been in the Post Office?"
2:25 PM Dec 2nd
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"Wise son of a bitch, you're one of those sons of bitches with a vocabulary and you like to lay it around!" He waved my papers at me.
7:15 PM Dec 1st
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"I'd rather you didn't curse me, sir!"
6:34 PM Nov 30th
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He didn't even ask me to sit down. He began screaming at me as I entered the door. "You're a wise son of a bitch, aren't you?"
6:58 AM Nov 29th
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- Name Charles Bukowski
- Location Love is a Dog From Hell
- Bio A daily sentence from Bukowski - starting with Post Office, line by line.
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