Driving Until Dawn

By David Wesley

The title story of David Wesley's forthcoming short story collection.

Set at the New Jersey Shore, a gambling oil mogul meets a mysterious woman during the peak hours of Hurricane Sandy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: May 15, 2014
• ISBN: 9781312171817

David Wesley

David Wesley is Professor of Intercultural Studies at Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO.

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Driving Until Dawn

DRIVING UNTIL DAWN

It was another all-night gambling session for William Frederickson; twenty-two hours and three minutes to be exact.  The binge was over but his head was pounding from too many scotch whiskey and cokes poisoning his insides. He had guilty regrets from blurting out creepy one-liners to brunette Jersey girls that were out of his league. He was still up $3000, but felt unsatisfied, having been up over $20,000. Another spin of the wheel fed the adrenaline rush that he was addicted to. It was irresistible, better than sex. One losing spin lead to another and almost all of his profit for the night was gone. He left the casino in a huff knowing that sobriety in moderation had its privileges. Yeah,