I first heard ole Kool and the Gang twenty-five years ago, in the nights I used to flare my collar and dance until the polyester of my shirt looked metallic from the amount of sweat underneath. Now, for some reason, they’re on the oldies station. Go figure.
Jack hated this night of the year. Every year, year in and year out for the past fifteen of them, it was always the same. “Play me song, Chaaaack,” Fiona whispered in his ear. Fiona. The cause of Jack’s misery. The reason for his distress. The bane of his existence, year in and year out for […]