Resembling a Samurai statue wrapped in a tattered blanket, the homeless man sits on the city bench. A plastic bowl rests on his lap. His hands emerge; each holds a wooden chopstick. He drums the bowl and stares ahead like a cymbal-banging monkey.
Change lands in the bowl. He nods.
Jeffrey Albright is an aspiring writer of compelling fiction. His passion for storytelling was fostered by years of working in and owning a boutique hair salon where, from behind the chair, he has heard many a tall tale and met enough characters to cast his stories for years.