Paul Perilli
A Ruby Tattoo
By Paul PerilliAt midnight Peter helps the men carry the equipment from the taxi into the kitchen: processor, printer, speakers, accessories. Richard says in perfect Spanish: “Haremos cinco veces mos de lo que hacemos.” The monitor he sets on the table is a giant sleeping eye without an eyelid.
New York, 1948
from Testaments
By Paul Perilli
Were due there this morning. Manhattan, place where everythings bigger, fast, more expensive, better. Where the Cotton Club is. Mintons Playhouse. Carnegie Hall. Savoy Theater. Armstrong. Parker. Giillespie. All the places you want to play in. Musicians you want to play with
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