SNOWSCREEN CHAPTER V: The Tannenbaum Tussle reaches a fiery climax

On Saturday morning, Brautigan walked out of his apartment, gingerly made his way down the staircase, over which growing icicles hung perilously, walked out to the alley, stepped on a path of ice, slid sideways, remained upright, and, even as he was congratulating himself for his agility, both feet slid forward, pitching his body backward into a tailbon…