Lit blindingly by its own cohort of street lights, it stood on reclaimed pastureland as garish as a hooker in a cornfield. I hadn’t planned on making any stops, but it drew me with its energy and its brightness and with the knowledge that a person in dire need of nicotine could buy cigarettes there.
Since the story of Dead in His Tracks is set in and around Providence, RI, I thought it might be useful to provide some links that might help the uninitiated to learn a bit about this unique state.
- The 39 Cities and Towns of Rhode Island
- Quahog.org, RI Legend, Lore, and Fact
- Slater Mill, Site of America's Oldest Stolen Technology
- Pawtucket, The City in Which Drayton Lives
- Gregg's, Great Food and Fantastic Desserts
- Hot Weiners--RI's Unique Contribution to Heartburn
- Frozen Lemonade--You Haven't Lived Until You've Had One
- Newport Creamery, The Site of My First Date
- The Pawtucket Red Sox--The Hometown Team
- Apex--The Discount Store with a Difference
- Buddy Cianci, Rhode Island Politics Personified
- Buddy Immortalized on Film
- Almacs, Grocery Relic
- Coffee Milk--The Official State Beverage