A Suicide of Crows (CH18)

Chapter eighteen

Germany, The Training Camp of
William Scull for the Canelo
Alvarez Boxing Fight

I

They called the gym: The School
of the skull.

A euphemism for one of their best
fighters, a former member of the
Cuban boxing team, known throughout
the world for producing some of the
best Olympic boxers.

The gym was a haven for all sorts of
societal outcasts, from organized
crime figures to artists and counter
cultural thinkers.

To writers

II

There was a sort of brotherhood of
understanding.

The fighters helped the writers and
the writers helped the fighters.

You might say…

I think because writers are fighters
and fighters are writers.

III

On Saturday nights the gym was
the location for Open Mic Poetry
Night.

Saturdays were packed house.

Invitation only.

IV

One of the regular performers:

A lady from the city.

A mysterious lady from the city.

Her screen name on the site was:

LadyMayDay.  Single mother of one and Taurus

Never fought before but was still
many a fighter’s favorite fighter.

Her daughter sat ringside for what
would be…

Their…

Last performance.

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