| Author: | John Fante | ISBN: | 9780062013156 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins e-books | Publication: | May 18, 2010 |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins e-books | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Fante |
| ISBN: | 9780062013156 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins e-books |
| Publication: | May 18, 2010 |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins e-books |
| Language: | English |
I had a lot of jobs in Los Angeles Harbor because our family was poor and my father was dead. My first job was ditchdigging a short time after I graduated from high school. Every night I couldn’t sleep from the pain in my back. We were digging an excavation in an empty lot, there wasn’t any shade, the sun came straight from a cloudless sky, and I was down in that hole digging with two huskies who dug with a love for it, always laughing and telling jokes, laughing and smoking bitter tobacco.
I had a lot of jobs in Los Angeles Harbor because our family was poor and my father was dead. My first job was ditchdigging a short time after I graduated from high school. Every night I couldn’t sleep from the pain in my back. We were digging an excavation in an empty lot, there wasn’t any shade, the sun came straight from a cloudless sky, and I was down in that hole digging with two huskies who dug with a love for it, always laughing and telling jokes, laughing and smoking bitter tobacco.
