Greedy eyes watch the chessboard as the players’ invisible hands sacrifice pawns for their Midas-gold kings. Money changes hands between the crowding spectators—bets are placed on every move made, while we sit in the corner together playing tiddlywinks
D.O. Missroon is a writer from Georgia currently finishing an MFA at the University of New Hampshire. He can be found tweeting at @DannyMissroon