5/26/2023 0 Comments Mosley little green![]() ![]() Those stairs might have been one of the seven trials of Hercules. I estimated twenty-one white stone-like steps to the upper landing. I took the step up to the brick courtyard and strode in six paces to the bottom of the stairs. I was going just fine but at any moment the flow might begin to sputter. I was like a sentient gas engine that suspected that the fuel gauge was past empty. ![]() I was walking just as well as any other man one step after another, evenly, in a forward motion.īut when I got to the little raised patio that served as a buffer between the two buildings I stopped before taking the step up. ![]() When I noticed the discord of coloration my step began, ever so slightly, to falter.Īll that means is that I’m still a little weak, I said to myself. The concrete used to lay the path had been tinted a blue color that was meant to match with the turquoise plaster of the buildings – instead it clashed. That got me to the concrete path at the side of the front apartment building. ![]() I was up on my feet and walking just as if I was a living man in the real world who knew about gravity but didn’t worry about it bringing him down. The first nine steps were a real pleasure. Author Walter Mosley recently joined Jeffrey Brown for a conversation on the PBS NewsHour about his latest novel, “Little Green.” Now you can read a passage from that new book. ![]()
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