The Circuitous Return of Naufpeque
An overture of Bach played on the Philco radio, but it did little for the internal mush of Graby’s youngest daughter, Jolene. Her internal mush had been in a state of upend ever since her father had shot Jolene’s eldest sister Marge, seemingly in a disagreement over who was to inherit the 1936 Alfa Romeo ragtop convertible (the injuries, fortunately, were minor, but Marge remained in the hospital). And so, dear reader, though listening to the Philco was Jolene’s absolute favorite thing to do on a Sunday evening, and though there was nothing she liked to hear on it more than a Bach overture, she remained rather dour. The 1936 ragtop was built in the town of Cheblon, in the southeastern Italian province of Pulia, just before the war. Graby had had it shipped across the Atlantic in the late 60s, and used it, almost exclusively, for joy rides along coastal highways in the summer. It reminded him, he said, of his childhood vacations to Greece. Jolene didn’t give a hoot who inher...
