Donut Castle, Taddle Creek, Christmas, 2006

... June headed to the far end of the counter where, against a wall, the trilling ring and pulsing red lights of the switchboard beckoned. One of the duties of the Donut Princess was to serve as telephone operator for Sorrelli’s Motor Inn, the eighteen units on the other side of the parking lot. Truckers and motorcycle-gang members passing through London were regulars; a half-dozen girls were residents, living and working out of the dimly lit rooms....

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