This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona and Sonny's Blues
From Sonny's Blues : "In the dark, the girl came by and I asked her to take dirnks to the bandstand and affter awhile I saw the girl put a Scotch and milk on top of the piano for Sonny. He didn't seem to notice it, but just before the started playing again, he sipped from it and looked toward me, and nodded. Then he put it back on top of the piano. For me, then, as they began to play again, it glowed and shook above my brother's head like the very cup of trembling." From This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona : "Victor was ashamed of himself. Whatever happened to the tribalities, the sense of community? The only real thing he shared with anybody was a bottle and broken dreams. He owed Thomas something, anything. "Listen," Victor said and handed Thomas the cardboard box that contained half of his father. 'I want you to have this.' Thomas took the ashes and smiled, closed his eyes, and told this story: 'I'm going to tr...