Keep It Up Kid
Daniel Soule
No matter how much he might not want to, Jody was going to wake up today. His ex-wife was ringing the doorbell, impatiently slapping him into consciousness, along with a moderate hangover. A bottle of beer didn’t help. Sitting where his alarm clock should have been, the bottle took a dive when Jody swiped for the off button, spilling dregs over the bedside table. Much swearing and fumbling followed until the doorbell cut through the minor chaos. There was further swearing with Jody’s realization of what time and, more importantly, what day it was.
Every box he’d put off unpacking for the last six months now seemed ideally placed to block the path of least resistance. His dressing gown wouldn’t come off its hook, catapulting Jody back in to the bedroom. All th
