The man reminded her of a time past. 19th century  Russia or at least her impression of that time and geography from the literature.

She loved reading Dostoevsky and Turgenev after high school. She would still email  Jeannie Hammond about the novels. And the two would talk about life and the...

It was 9AM.

Big Joe had stayed in. Like he always did the night before a job.

He had drunk two shots of whiskey. Like he always did the night before a job.

It helped him fall asleep. Knew it didn't help him actually  sleep . But shit sleep wasn't his big concern,...