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Peaceful Third Grade
by Dan
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A stack of chips as tall as my chest. A wheelbarrow of chips, a hearty wagon, a shopping cart. I sold everything to get this many chips, sold my bike, my computer, even my winter boots. I take a free drink and head to the high rollers hallway, my pant cuffs wet with melting snow. My shirt sweaty and my heart beating fast. I sit next to a frowning man and another fatter man. I introduce myself to everyone, which I shouldn't do, I shouldn't do that. I check my wallet one last time, yep, this is it. I say, "room enough for a wheelbarrow?" which I shouldn't say either, the dealer looked like he chewed a peppercorn when I said that. "Chips on the table, please," says the dealer, do they call it a dealer when he just spins a wheel? It takes about ten minutes but I get all the chips on the table, and a crowd has gathered by this point. "He's awesome," I heard one lady say, which I try not to think about. I push my chips to the center of the table, somewhere among the numbers, and I suddenly wonder how long it would take to have a portrait of myself painted, how could I sit still for that long? The dealer waves his hand over the chips like he's casting some kind of spell, and with a wink, "no more bets." [Buy old Abe Vigoda] Comments
ok, ok- pretty cool. redheads should be careful in the sun Posted by michael at January 2, 2009 5:37 PMWow, guys.
Also: who knew he had THIS voice? This whole time. You can count unforced low voices like this on two hands. Maybe one. Posted by karpe at January 3, 2009 3:24 AMGreat post. Great blog! Good to know I can still count on having access to good music in '09... Posted by Greg at January 3, 2009 7:35 AMattention, the snow will melt soon Posted by michael at January 4, 2009 7:51 PMGone!!!! arghhh this was awesome. i listen to stevie's version all the time, i wanted to put this on a similar pedestal. And not wait for the privilege! Right click -> Save As! (also, nice post) Posted by Adam at January 6, 2009 10:22 AMok so you wear your eighties influences on your sleeve. bauhaus, black but don't ever take a stevie song and turn it into dirge. Posted by carlos at January 13, 2009 7:50 PMthis will be my favorite post for ever Post a comment |
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Sean Michaels lives in Montreal, where he is writing a novel. His work also occasionally appears at McSweeney's. Follow him on Twitter or reach him here.
Dan Beirne is an actor and writer living in Montreal. He writes fiction fiction fiction on here. It may feel true, but it is never True. He is most proud of his most recent project The Bitter End. Email him here Jordan Himelfarb lives in Toronto, where he is editor in chief of The Mark. Jordan's posts appear at Said the Gramophone only on the last Wednesday of every month. Email him here. Site design and header typography by Neale McDavitt-Van Fleet. The header graphic is randomized: this one is by . 
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