
The Hawkline Monster
Brautigan, Richard95 USD
Date
1974
Category
Short Stories
Description
A Gothic Western by Richard Brautigan.
Excerpt
The Decision
“Yes” Miss Hawkline said, finally.
Her sister nodded in agreement.
“It’s a difficult decision but It’s the only way,” Miss
Hawkline said. “I’m sorry that that had to happen to our
father’s lifework but there are things that are more impor-
tant.”
“Yeah, our lives,” Cameron interrupted. He was im-
patient. He wanted to go downstairs right now and throw
that jar of stuff out and then sleep tonight beside the body
of a Hawkline woman. He was tired. It had been a long day.
“We have the formula to The Chemicals,” Miss Hawk-
line said. “Perhaps we can start over again or give it to some-
body who might be interested in it.”
“I don’t know,” the other Miss Hawkline said. “I’m a
little tired of the whole thing, so let’s not talk about the
future now. Let’s just pour the stuff out and get some sleep.
I’m tired.”
“Those are my feelings,” Cameron said.