The Silent Men
The last diners left the restaurant around midnight, and it was usually after one o’clock before Kristine, a waitress, headed home. Some nights she caught a cab, but it was better to walk, to unwind the pressures—the timing, the money changing hands, all the expectations and personalities—so that she would be able to sleep.... (continued...)
Thrill (originally published by Willamette Week)
Ahn has never liked the thrill rides; being in the grip of a machine does not appeal to him. Now, with the baby, there's reason to let his wife, Sumiko, ride by herself. It gives her pleasure....(continued...)
