The Joker

Chasing Rabbits

If you go chasing rabbitsTell ‘em a hookah smoking caterpillarHas given you the call Jefferson Airplane “Ciao, cugi’!” Dino had paid one of his flying visits. He’d brought with him provisions: aubergines, courgettes, Zia’s homemade passata of tomatoes, salsiccia lucana and a whole rabbit. “Don’t put it in the freezer,” he said. “It’s already defrosting.” …

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The Joker

The Shake’s Plane

“Which plane are you flying out on, dad? Is it the Shake’s Plane?” Of course, Simon knew it wasn’t really the Shake’s Plane. Open on the bed was a big, battered and stickered case with straps and dividers. The case was already half-packed with shirts and underwear. Simon watched his father folding a pair of …

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