How Frank Met Frankie

"How Frank Met Frankie" is also available in the collection Easy Money & Other Stories. When Frank, an alcoholic, out-of-work carpenter goes to a local hometown dive bar on Long Island and runs into the ex-girlfriend of a former softball teammate, he thinks he's about to get lucky. When she suggests they go for a nightcap at an after-hours club in Queens it turns out to be a little different than he'd expected. She turns out to have some really interesting friend. Interesting and scary. His sweet dream of a hot night with her is replaced by a terrifying nightmare.

Contemporary working-class crime noir with a comic twist.