By Diana Mercedy Howell

Diana Mercedy Howell lives near Seattle. She recently finished her first children's novel and has begun work on a book of essays entitled: Flowers and Friendship. You will find her works in Northwest Prime Time Magazine, The Tipton Poetry Journal, Better Than Starbucks and Badlands Literary Journal.
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Night People

  The odor of cheap perfume invades my breathing space. It clings to me. I consider moving to another booth and calculate the trouble. I measure it against the smothering stench thinking, Why should I have to move? The smell reminds me of a decaying cocktail lounge where the smoke from a million cigarettes has…