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THE NEWS CLOWN A NOVEL BY THOR GARCIA n EQUUS © Thor Garcia, 2012 ISBN 978-0-9571213-2-4 Equus Press Birkbeck College (William Rowe), 43 Gordon Square, London, WC1 H0PD, United Kingdom Typeset by lazarus Cover design by Ned Kash Printed in the Czech Republic by PB Tisk All rights reserved . Composed in Aldus, designed by Hermann Zapf (1954), named for the fifteenth- century Venetian printer Aldus Manutius. AUTHOR’S NOTE: The characters and situations in this work are wholly fictional and imaginary and do not portray, and are not intended to portray, any actual persons or parties. Any similarity to actual persons or events is coincidental, and no reference to the present day is intended or should be inferred. In Memory Elizabeth Bennett (1968 - 1993) Michael J. Gallant (1955 - 2005) THE NEWS CLOWN 1. Page 11 SHOCK CLAIM: Clown Says ‘I’m The Greatest!’ THOR declares his intention to explode “journalism” at its core, bringing the city to its knees in a rain of shame & indictments. He explains his work at CITIES NEWS SERVICES, covering BAY CITY’S crime & mayhem, his duty to bear witness. Introduction to the NEWS EDITOR KATE UHLI & the founding editor, DICK (10 news articles) TRIMBLES. 2. Page 24 LOADED: Clown Boards Midnight Train to Oblivion! THOR & JERRY visit CANDACE & HEATHER’S apartment. JERRY tells a story about an affair involving CANDACE & HEATHER’S mother & their family being threatened by the Russian mafia. HUGH arrives, everyone gets loaded & goes to play pool. Back at the apartment, THOR shares an intimacy with HEATHER, after which (1 news article) she tells him to leave.
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