“New beginnings, baby, you know what I'm saying?” “Yeah, Lucy.” “Good girl. Hey, do you want me to set you up? I know some very nice young men. Some of whom have a bit of oomf in their—” “Thanks, Luce, you can back off now.”

She is half Mexican and he is half Black. If they have a kid it will be a half Mexicoon. That is a quarter nigger and a quarter beaner and half white.

ten years' distance between my writing the one and the other

There are some things I'd like to unsay... to my boss... right before he decided to fire me.