The messenger | 
1963 NYC . Want that seedy , sad ,New York?Charlie‘s living the life , messenger job , trying to write,Black , but from the Midwest,on the lighter side , so gets questioned, not afraid to hustle, either gender , whatever pays the bills,prose often like walking the blade of a knife.Book one of a trilogy, sat on my shelves for years.I read the first sentence , and I am hooked,”I am on the stoop these spring nights.The whoring,thieving gypsies,....”
batsy Thanks for sharing, it sounds fascinating. 7y