Rope

by Michael Neal Morris

ROPE contains five stories about men struggling with their demons or struggling with people who have given in to their demons. In "Some Rope," a homeless man tries to hold on to all he has for companionship. "Getting Rid of the Cats" presents us with a man who doesn't know what to do about the growing horde of felines his ex-girlfriend left behind. In "The Last Bottle," a man attempts to recall what he did one drunken, violent night. The narrator of "The Guardian" makes a confession regarding responsibility dropped in his lap. "Partito for Continuo" is a kind of love letter from a man to his institutionalized wife.

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First published July 27, 2011

About the author

Michael Neal Morris if the author of Based on Imaginary Events, Is It I, Rabbi, In Domestic News and Music for Arguments. He has published online and in print in a number of venues. He lives with his family outside the Dallas area, and teaches at the Eastfield campus of Dallas College. He posts at This Blue Monk and Two Cents On.