Bruce Harris

THE BEGGAR

His four word sign,
"Food. Money. God Bless,"
an ineffective shield to my fist,
which yesterday handed him a C-note,
before he drove away in the Porsche parked nearby.


Gerald So reads "The Beggar":



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Bruce confesses: "An impoverished woman and her young daughter held up a sign, 'We’re hungry.' I purchased two dinners for them at a nearby restaurant. She thanked me, and I watched as they disappeared through a parking lot."

BRUCE HARRIS is the author of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson: ABout Type (available at www.batteredbox.com).

Bruce Harris

UP AND DOWN AT THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

103 stories - 34 suicides - he slid the note into her coat pocket in the world’s 9th fastest elevator — 1 more suicide – 1 more story


Gerald So reads "Up and Down at the Empire State Building":



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Bruce confesses: "Everything about the Empire State Building intrigues me. The contradiction of taking one’s life at this architectural marvel is disquieting."

BRUCE HARRIS is the author of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson: ABout Type, published by The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box.

30 Days of The 5-2 - Day 19: Thinking With My Skin

Mystery author Bill Cameron discusses "Hit and Run" by Bruce Harris.

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Bruce Harris

HIT AND RUN

Too much?
Nova low-blows a pole.
Sparks.

Stiff.
Burnt rubber.

Radio chatter.
Flashlight.
Cop shows teeth.


Gerald So reads "Hit And Run":



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Bruce confesses: "Hit and Run" was inspired by a real event, one that interrupted a good night's sleep. The bum left the scene of the crime, but he unintentionally left something behind. His car's front end, including the license plate.

BRUCE HARRIS is the author of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson: About Type, published by The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box (www.batteredbox.com).