Posts by Helen Georgas
The Last Remnants of Dreamland

Tom wanted a Cadillac Eldorado but his cousin George said he’d cut him a deal on the Lincoln and when it came to family that was that.  Where George had gotten the Lincoln, who knows? His cousin was full of mystery.  An entrepreneur, is what George called himself.  He loved to lord his vocabulary over Tom, challenge him, stretch out the syllables.  On-tra-pri-noo-er.Restaurant manager, realtor, car salesman. Why pin yourself down? George said.  A little bit of this, a little bit of that, dabbling his fingers in the air.  Master of none.

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The Last Remnants of Dreamland

Tom wanted a Cadillac Eldorado but his cousin George said he’d cut him a deal on the Lincoln and when it came to family that was that.  Where George had gotten the Lincoln, who knows? His cousin was full of mystery.  An entrepreneur, is what George called himself.  He loved to lord his vocabulary over Tom, challenge him, stretch out the syllables.  On-tra-pri-noo-er.Restaurant manager, realtor, car salesman. Why pin yourself down? George said.  A little bit of this, a little bit of that, dabbling his fingers in the air.  Master of none.

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