Sunday, October 24, 2021

Standing Ovation by Daniel S. Irwin

Bill was a fantastic actor.
Actor?  No, not actor: star.
His dedication to realism
In all his performances
Was well known: contusions,
Bruises, dislocations, blood,
Cracked/broken ribs, et al.
Just striving for perfection.
His efforts for the upcoming
Part in his current film was
No exception.  He would
Work on the gin soaked
Drunkard’s suicide scene
Until it dazzled the audience.
It turned out so well that it
Received a standing ovation
From the men who loaded
Him into the van from the
Coroner’s Office.




Daniel S. Irwin, native of Sparta, Illinois (St. Louis area east of the river not Chicago), has had work published in over one hundred magazines and literary journals world wide.

Author of nine books…some frequently seen at local church book burnings.  Recent work can be found in/at Horror, Sleaze. Trash magazine, Beatnik Cowboy,

The Dope Fiend Daily and one here at The Rye Whiskey Review.

 

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