A Twirl of Lives

A chance pick up outside the jail

They met at the lake. Photo credit: Author

What do you get when you cross someone who has lost their job for the third time with someone who got out of jail that morning? A match made in heaven.

She was driving past the jail when she saw him with his thumb hanging out. It was kind of obvious that was where he was from since there were not many buildings in the neighborhood for several blocks at…