(As before, Clay was willing to tape-record his reasons for bringing us his manuscript, and as before, we learned more about him and the private life of a long-haul trucker. This is the way he introduced the first of the stories he’d brought us.)
A lot of things’ve happened to me since the last time I docked in here at Surree.
Rocky-he’s my partner, remember?—he and I’ve been running loads across the country, mostly. Rocky and me, we run double together easy as hell. ‘
Shit, I’ve’ already told I you about how nuts-aching lonely it is to run alone! That’s why I brought you those other stories, damn it!
No, there’s another reason why I’ve brought these stories here to Surree.
Rocky told me to…