Bu Yu was standing right in front of the most dangerous place in town: the Public Security Bureau lockup. His legs had seized up at the knees and would convey him no further; so he began to try to pass the time of day with the People's Liberation Army men at the gate, hoping small talk would somehow allay their suspicions as to his motives for loitering in such a sensitive spot.
Tom Bradley's latest book is FISSION AMONG THE FANATICS, due out soon from Spuyten Duyvil press- http://www.spuytenduyvil.net/fiction/.
For reviews, excerpts and recorded readings from all of Tom's books, go to http://tombradley.org