Novella: Happy Hour at the Empire Way-Stop
Chapter 3: No Matter What He Wore, He Wore the Knife.
You learn a lot sitting quietly at the bar, waiting for your burger and fries.
6 min readApr 5, 2024
I learned a lot about Marlin, the server, as I sat at the corner of Becky’s outdoor bar on the porch of The Empire Way-Stop. There were five tables…