Movie Stars

Appendix: Hurt’s Napkin Stories

Wheelbarrow

Hired a young couple to push me around in my wheelbarrow. They’re not a couple, but I’d like to see them get together. I’d like to fix them up. Maybe they’ll bond over how much they hate pushing me around in my wheelbarrow.

Texaco Sign

Travelers say that all of Oklahoma is covered in a white fog. The only thing visible is a tall Texaco sign, and beneath it three enormous white plastic tiles with red letters that spell out EAT.

Maybe when you get there it’s a plate of chicken, or maybe the sign keeps receding and receding and you never find out what there is to eat.

One report has come back: a coyote chasing a little white dog, but the sighting cannot be confirmed and it may have been an illusion brought on by the fog.

Encouragement

I think about all the encouragement I’ve received over the years. Are people just being friendly? Or do they hate me?

Mississippi River

I’ll never forget the first time Bill saw the Mississippi River.

He said, “Who cares?”