Abandon All Hope - Fiction - The Jitney

Abandon All Hope - Fiction - The Jitney

Brian Newell caught his reflection in City Hall’s double glass doors. Straightening his bowtie, he reassured himself that its red and navy stripes achieved a classic look — a handsome pairing with his blue on white seersucker suit — his old-school homage to a more elegant past. That he’d sweat through the shirt at the collar, jacket at the arm pits and pants at the crotch, didn’t detract from the effort. Men’s clothing choices should be stylish,…