A Letter From The Nefew Jake opens the letter from his nephew. It is a penciled, careless combination of cursive and printed, mostly legible. He almost threw the letter in the trash without opening it when he saw it was from the County Jail. Dear uncle Jake, Im in city jail. I didnt do it. Friday 7th is arainment. I need you to help me. My lawyer said call you. Could you come at 10:00 am? I tried to call you but its buzy. Now Im broke and cant phone no more. They say I stole some shit from a house. One of my buddies gave me the boom box. I got stopped by a cop for a stop light. I opened the trunk to show him I had the bulb and he asked me where I got the boom box. I tol him one of my buddies gave it to me. He asked who. I wouldnt tell him. Im not a snitch. Like you told me. Dont be a snitch. I wasnt so here I am. I figure you grok. Mom told me youd take care of me. She said uncle Jakes a good man. That was before she died remember? Remember my girlfriend Angie? She has those tattoos on her neck and arms. She came to visit and jilted me. She said its becase Im in jail. She said I have bad friends. She cryed but said its over for good. I loved her and told her but she left. I got in jail before for assault. He went cryin to the cops and said I beat him up. We went mano a mano and I beat the crap outta him. I won the money for the fight. They let me out though because theres no victim. He wouldnt testafy. I told him hed better not or else. Like you told me remember? Stand up for yourself and dont let them bully you? My lawyer told me not to write the iliad and laughed when he said it. Whatever an iliad is. He told me how to spell it. Thats all uncle Jake. See you tomarrow. I think bail is $12,000, felony theft. They found 16 new playboxes in my back seat. My lawyer said to tell you about the bail. He said to tell you hes free, he was asigned to me. your faved nefew, Homer Jake re-folded the letter, returned it to its envelope and dropped it into the trash without a second thought. D *grok (grok) verb tr.: To understand deeply and intuitively. ETYMOLOGY: Coined by Robert A. Heinlein in his science-fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land. Earliest documented use: 1961. *jilt (jilt) verb tr.: To end a relationship suddenly or callously. noun: A person, especially a woman, who discards a lover. ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin, perhaps from the name Gillian (or Jillian/Jill). Earliest documented use: 1660. *mano a mano (MA-no a MA-no) adverb:In direct competition; head-to-head. adjective:One-on-one; face-to-face. noun:1. A bullfight where two matadors compete in turn, fighting several bulls. 2. A direct or face-to-face confrontation. ETYMOLOGY: From Spanish mano a mano (hand to hand). Earliest documented use: 1950. *iliad (IL-ee-uhd) noun: 1. A long narrative, especially an epic poem describing martial exploits. 2. A long series of miseries or disasters. ETYMOLOGY: After Iliad, a Greek epic poem traditionally attributed to Homer. From Ilion, ancient Greek name of the city of Troy, an area now in modern Turkey. Earliest documented use: 1579. /\ de -- Copyright 2014, Richard Ellis -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Heredity is nothing but stored environment. -Luther Burbank (7 March 1849 - 11 April 1926) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Burbank =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Index to all stories (Dicks Home Page): thesylviastories/ BIKERS: thesylviastories/bikers/index.html doug&Sylvia: thesylviastories/douglas/index.html Sylvia: thesylviastories/sylvia/sylvia_index.html A-Word-A-Day --> wordsmith.org/awad/ Quotations: bartleby/ ; thinkexist/quotes/ brainyquote/; Robert Andrews, The Columbia dictionary of Quotations, Columbia University Press, New York, 1993.
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