DISPATCH Nine

dispatch nine, "The Absolutely True Story of Peter Allen Dunn" by Kelly Jameson, is a historical and fantastical mix of a story of WWI, love, loss, and murder. Here is the first paragraph:

When I awoke, there were puke stains on the carpet. I sat up. The room swayed. I needed a drink. Empty bottles stacked in my sink. Got up. Slowly. Half a bottle of Corona in the fridge. Finished it in two glugs, chucked it in the sink with the rest. Looked in the mirror. Someone shaved one side of my head while I was out. Maybe I'd done it myself. I stared at my reflection. Wrinkled dark blue T-shirt with food and beer stains on it. Hadn't shaved my face for two days. If I'd still had all my hair, I'd have said I looked menacing. “I look pretty menacing,” I said anyway. I'd only been in a town a week. I needed different friends. Friends who wouldn't shave my head when I passed out.

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