The alley

Today we have a guest photographer! The great image above and description below were submitted by Gr8ful Ted at the Gr8ful Grind.

The night was cold but clear. She said to meet her in this bar next
to the alley in northwest corner of the city and she'd bring the
evidence I needed to get the goods my client was looking for. I
needed to be careful as not to get taken by any thugs she had set up
to waylay me before we made the switch. I arrived early and was just
watching the street to see where I might be ambushed. There it was,
the alley. Why did I choose to be a private dick when there's so much
more money to be made in oil? Of course I knew: Oil money and
democracy don't mix. I got outta the car and began to cross the
street....(Salem, OR; February, 2006)

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