I Read Stories: The Corpse Came In Person by Carlotta Dale

 

The Corpse Came In Person by Carlotta Dale in Punk Noir

A woman comes into the bar of the Angelus, she seems lost. Matt Bannister talks to her about the song, about tulips and windmills and the singer’s family being killed by Nazis. He offers her his couch for the night. She turns him down but later arrives in his room. It turns out she’s dead, been shot.

She doesn’t know why. She’d like to see windmills, but they’re pretty rare in Los Angeles. Still, Matt might be able to help.

Read This: Short piece on the strangeness of lost places and people
Don’t Read This: Dead woman turns up, leaves