Podcasts Fiction LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE - Science Fiction and Fantasy Story Podcast (Sci-Fi | Audiobook | Short Stories) Scott Edelman | A Man Walks Into a Bar: In Which More Than Four Decades After My Fathers Reluctant Night of Darts on West 54th Street I Finally Understand What Needs to Be Done

Scott Edelman | A Man Walks Into a Bar: In Which More Than Four Decades After My Fathers Reluctant Night of Darts on West 54th Street I Finally Understand What Needs to Be Done

Published: Jan. 5, 2023, 11:02 a.m.

b'My father was so honest, people often spoke of him in cliches. For example---you know the way someone will sometimes say so-and-so was so honest they\\u2019d walk five miles to return an extra nickel they\\u2019d been given in their change? Nobody means anybody actually did that kind of thing when they say it, of course---you and I both know they\\u2019re only exaggerating for effect.\\xa0Except in the case of my father. My Dad had really done that.\\xa0Around the neighborhood, he was seen as so calm and understanding when compared to other fathers, other husbands . . . some of the grownups jokingly referred to him as Saint Barney. \\xa92023 by Scott Edelman. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'