300 short stories:: story 207

story: “The Finkelstein”

author: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

year: 1989

where: a few places–taxi, cafe, office, home

note: from Friday Black 

a line: “Emmanuel stepped outside into the world, his Blackness at a solid 7.6. He felt like Evel Knievel at the top of a ramp.”

theme(s): revenge, injustice

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