"Bradley Denton - The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians" - читать интересную книгу автора (Denton Bradley)

You will meet, in these five stories, the truly prosaic weird, and the truly weird weird. It is a dark (and
funny) and a chilling (and wonderful) trip into our past (the one not found in any history book), our
present (the news that never makes the bottom of page 32B or even CNN at 3 a.m.) and our future (is
this really what those Greek-speaking Syrian goatherds had in mind for all of us 2000 years ago?).

There are a couple of scenes in this book that will stay with me the rest of my life; soon it will be your
turn.

I can't describe what Brad's writing does to me; you'll have to experience it for yourself, and you'll know
exactly what I'm not saying.

(And you couldn't have read "The Territory" before; as in the manner of all great short story writers,
Brad's done it as an original for the collection.)

So come on in. The theatre's about to open. Get your Milk Duds and take a chair (fifth row, third seat
in). Make yourselfтАФwell, comfortable...

I wish I could have written any of these stories less than five years on in my career. Yow!

And, since he moved toAustin , Brad's hair is better. Now his haircut looks like it came with a free set of
steak knives.

YOUR PAL,

HOWARD WALDROP

OCTOBER 7, 1991




Skidmore
For a long time I wanted to kill a certain man of my acquaintance. He was the sort of man who
professed peace, love, and liberal viewpoints, but treated people like shit. If my conscience had been that
of an infant, I could have blown him away and suffered not an hour of guilt.

And I wouldn't be caught. I've never owned weapons, but it's an easy thing to steal a firearm and
replace it without detection. I'm a good shot, too, but few know it. Certainly no one would suspect me.
This is because I have the reputation of being a good boy. And so, by upbringing and training, I am.

But upbringing and training can be overcome.

Let me tell you about Skidmore.



Skidmore,Missouri. Population 447.

InNodawayCounty , in the northwestern corner of the state. Farm country.