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Weekly Contest #374
OH WHAT A PICKLE by Al Donaldson It felt good to be back. I’d been working abroad on a four year contract Now I was home and able to pop into The Panmure Arms for a welcome pint. Harry the Landlord greeted me like the long lost friend I was and poured me a beer. I took my seat with the regulars and caught up with the news when in came a regular I’d not met before. He was stocky, broad and had a face like he’d run into a brick wall, several times. I whispered under my breath. “Who the heck is this?” “That’s Big Gary,” said Jamie. Big Gary ...
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