ABSTRACT

You might start at the beginning: You are walking to the convenience story to get some food for dinner when a car skids around the corner. You recognize the driver as someone from your neighborhood. Butch is his name. He flunked out of college last year and lately has been living on welfare. You’ve heard that he’s been selling drugs as well. You never liked Butch, in part because he is a maniac when he gets behind the wheel. You remember when he nearly hit a woman pushing a baby stroller in the parking lot of your apartment building.