Howard Browne

“I went back into the kitchen and drank two cups of coffee black as the devil's reputation.”

— Howard Browne

“ And all of it seemed far away and long ago, along with the hard voices promising violence and the eyes bright…

— Howard Browne

“A wilted breeze slipped in through the open window and riffled the leaves of the Varga calendar and the brunette in the…

— Howard Browne

“Chicago's Loop is a few acres of skyscrapers encircled by elevated train tracks like an iron wedding ring on the upthrust hand…

— Howard Browne

“He was dead. Even with practice he would never be any deader.”

— Howard Browne