The Wino Must Die - Walter Dunn - Bog

WINO is the story of Nick Vescey. A fifty year old black man currently living in a halfway house for men with terrible hardships. All have faced challenges such as drug addiction, Alcoholism, and homelessness after prison. Nick is about to lose his bed again for missing curfew. But there is one way for him to end this terrible cycle of economic hopelessness once and for all. At fifty, It also represents his last opportunity to move forward in life. Nick must finally address his past. A past that includes crimes that can send him to prison for the rest of his life. Encouragement for this risky solution comes from a highly unlikely source. A former alcoholic schoolteacher that humiliated him in the seventh grade. In a room filled with students Sal refused to teach Nick seventh grade math for no apparent reason. The experience traumatized Nick as a boy. Sal has recovery from alcoholism many many years. After a chance encounter with Nick, Sal makes a long overdue amends over breakfast. He encourages Nick to surrender himself. After thirty five years on the run, Nick surrenders to police. To free himself forever Nick takes his chances in court.