Charles Bukowski poem and story database
Horses Don't Bet on People and Neither Do I
Published in 1984 by Wormwood Review
Dog Fight - pg. 81 - manuscript - 1980
Counter - pg. 82 - manuscript - 1980
Locks - pg. 82 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
American Literature II - pg. 87 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1980
The Vampires - pg. 87
Horse - pg. 89 - manuscript - 1979
My Soul Is Gone - pg. 90
Fight - pg. 92
Independence Day - pg. 93
The Other Room - pg. 97 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
Token Drunk - pg. 97 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
War - pg. 99 - circa 1991
Guest - pg. 100
The Wavering Line - pg. 101
Dead Dog - pg. 103 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1980
Talking To The Barkeep - pg. 106 - manuscript - 1981
There Are So Many Houses And Dark Streets Without Help - pg. 108
The Cats' Behinds - pg. 110
The Payoff - pg. 110 - manuscript - 1979
Gift - pg. 112 - manuscript - 1978
A Boor - pg. 113
Let It Go - pg. 115
The Girls - pg. 117 - manuscript - 1979 - circa 1982
They Can Ruin Your Day - pg. 118
Horses Don't Bet On People And Neither Do I - pg. 119 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1980
Do You Use A Notebook? - pg. 120 - manuscript - 1980
Kenyon Review, After The Sandstorm - pg. 121 - manuscript - 1981
In My Day We Used To Call It Pussy-Whipped - pg. 122 - manuscript - 1980
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