The thing about an older woman is they don’t mess around. If you are going to get lucky, especially for a younger guy, an older woman is the best way to shoot out the blocks. After a night of dancing and drinking, we were hungry. Krystal’s, the only place open at 2 am, in Jackson, Miss, is the equivalent of a southern White Castle hamburger restaurant. Waiting on our 36 burgers, two couples, well the guys from that table of couples, started shouting obscenities at us. What were we supposed to do? Turn the other cheek? This was 1980s Jackson, Miss. We don’t let that shit ride. And that’s how I ended up in front of a judge eight days before I was supposed to report for duty to the United States Navy. https://readmedium.com/the-long-and-twisted-journey-of-how-i-became-a-published-writer-9f37501b6712?sk=14befc0d69489bde6d0f86afbe818e5a.