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THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Four, Chapter XXXI

Customs and Immigration at LAX were located in terminal two where the Flying Tiger plane taxied into. There was no jet bridge, as most airports were installing instead of the giant metal staircase that was set up to rest against the left front side of the 747’s...

THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Four Chapter XXX

by James Strauss | 32 comments

I was ushered into a room that had a table and two chairs set in its center, and on the table were two large metal rings set very securely into a several-inch thick slab of hardwood that served as its top. “Take a seat and wait for developments,” the big MP said,...

THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Four, Chapter XXVIII

by James Strauss | 43 comments

I rolled off the cushioned bench seat behind the table and onto the floor, my fake Bacardi Coke coming down on top of me, like it was seeking some sort of safety itself. The neat crystal glass rolled across the hardwood floor to stop before my eyes. There was no shot...

The Cowardly Lion, Volume Four, Chapter XXVII

by James Strauss | 42 comments

There was no place to go, the small privacy room was built to hold one human being at a time and had thick wooden walls so telephone calls could not be overheard. I stepped outside, letting the spring action built into the door, and slowly close it behind me. That the...

THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Four, Chapter XXVI

by James Strauss | 48 comments

I stood stunned. The weights at the bottom of the ceramic characters he’d given me were not lead. I thought for just a few seconds, remembering handling the pieces and putting them into the special broken down manger scene I’d made myself in the garage. There were too...