Red and Rover by Brian Basset for November 03, 2016

Jo Clear (aka: Grasshopper)

You led a very sheltered life. I was “putting a good pack mule out of work”, to quote a bus driver who took us to our route with a 65 pound pack (45 was the legal limit, but I got a official write-up when I was caught weighing mine). I carried mail to a few ’hoods and barrios in those days, and they hardly resembled that sentimental fun.