This 2,341-word account of one Trevor Shawl's nostalgic trip to the Uptown Downy Lounge is fraught with suspense, terror. Some characters in this tale will bring smiles, others are the stuff of 911 calls.
I am most grateful to Between These Shores Literary & Arts Annual, previous publisher of "Hot And High At The Uptown Downy" under the title "The Heavenly Wrangler."