<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Patrick Davis on Gromet's Plaza Archive</title><link>/authors/patrick-davis/</link><description>Recent content in Patrick Davis on Gromet's Plaza Archive</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="/authors/patrick-davis/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Going Down</title><link>/stories/2008/09/22/going-down/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2008/09/22/going-down/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;It was one of those warmer than usual nights of early spring when the
new guy came into town. He only planned on staying a week or two in the
small town, make some money, and move on. Since it was only Thursday and
hustlers make most of their money on Friday and Saturday&amp;rsquo;s, he decided
to get a room at the local Motel. When checking in at the office he
found a pleasant surprise in the fact that it was a young man at the
counter. (Lately it seemed all the clerks, at all the motels, in all the
towns, on all the night shifts were little old ladies who had trouble
seeing through their glasses, and this was a pleasant change.)&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>