Charles Bukowski poem and story database

Open All Night

Published in 2000 by Black Sparrow Press

2 Buddies - pg. 17 - 1977
Saturday Afternoon - pg. 20 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1980
Young Love - pg. 24 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1982
Lioness - pg. 28
Dinner, Pain And Transport - pg. 29
Love For The First Whore - pg. 31 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1992
Good Times - pg. 35
Jane And Prince - pg. 38 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1981
A Place To Hang Out - pg. 40
To Jane Cooney Baker, Died 1-22-62 - pg. 42 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - circa 1969
I Was Her Lover - pg. 44
Beauty Gone - pg. 45 - 1962
Dogfight Over L.A. - pg. 46
Event - pg. 52 - circa 1963
All That - pg. 53 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1980
The Stranger - pg. 54
The Other Room - pg. 55 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
The Death Of An Era - pg. 56 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - circa 1992-1994
For Some Friends - pg. 59
Broken - pg. 61
Wall Clock - pg. 62 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
The Beer Bottle Blow - pg. 63 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1982
Some Of My Fathers - pg. 69
Black Sun - pg. 77 - circa 1978-1994
The Players - pg. 78 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
Batting Slump - pg. 79 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1978
Somewhere It's 12:41 A.M. - pg. 80
The Reply - pg. 81 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
Searching For What? - pg. 82 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
The Hero And The Shortstop - pg. 84 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1980
My Favorite Movie - pg. 85
Share The Pain - pg. 87 - 1970
The Old Pinch Hitter - pg. 89 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
Ah, Ah, Ah - pg. 90
Edith Sent Us - pg. 91 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1977
We're All Gonna Make It - pg. 93
Hymn From The Hurricane - pg. 97 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - circa 1991-1994 - circa 1991-1994
Soundless - pg. 101 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
Miracle Man - pg. 102 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1980
Little Theater In Hollywood - pg. 104
Novels - pg. 106 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
Pleased To Meet You - pg. 108 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
Yes, I Am - pg. 110 - 1977
Now She's Free - pg. 112 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1977
We Get Along - pg. 113 - 1982
Swinging From The Dumb Hook - pg. 115 - manuscript - 1980
AIDS - pg. 116
Flight Time To Nowhere - pg. 117 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
A Woman In Orange - pg. 119
A Poem For Swingers - pg. 121 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1974
Back Ups - pg. 122 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1972
Merry, Merry - pg. 123 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1980
Liberated Woman And Liberated Man - pg. 125 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1980
A Place To Go - pg. 127 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
Age And Youth - pg. 128 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1980
A Good Show - pg. 132 - 1979
Popcorn In The Dark - pg. 133
A Little Spot Of Senseless Yellow - pg. 134 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1974
Toulouse - pg. 135 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
Bruckner (2) - pg. 137 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
In Dreams We Begin Responsibilities - pg. 139
Uncrowned - pg. 141 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
What We Need - pg. 142 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1982
Chatterton Took Rat Poison And Left The Rest Of Us In Peace - pg. 145 - manuscript - circa 1975-1978
Jack - pg. 151 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1992
Upon Phoning An X-Wife Not Seen For 20 Years - pg. 152
Big Time Loser - pg. 153 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - circa 1976-1983
Like A Movie - pg. 155 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1974
An Unusual Woman - pg. 157 - 1971
Pale Pink Porsche - pg. 158 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1976
The Arrangement - pg. 159
Polish Sausage - pg. 161
Down By The Sea, The Beautiful Sea - pg. 163 - circa 1973
The Guitar Player - pg. 165 - manuscript - 1980
Social Butterfly - pg. 169 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1978
A Fan Letter - pg. 171
I'm A Failure - pg. 172 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1982
Too Dark - pg. 174 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
This Is A Fact - pg. 176
There's One In Every Bar - pg. 177 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1977
The Beautiful Rush - pg. 178 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1982 - circa 1982
Over-Population - pg. 179
An Old Love - pg. 181
Beds, Bathrooms, You And Me - pg. 183
Puzzle - pg. 185
Hot Dog - pg. 187 - manuscript - 1978
The Fall - pg. 190
On Bums And Heroes - pg. 193
Running On Empty - pg. 199
This Habit - pg. 201 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1981
Madness? - pg. 202
It's Difficult When Bananas Eat Monkeys - pg. 204
Old Man With A Cane - pg. 205 - 1982
Empty Goblet - pg. 207
An Interview - pg. 209 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1978
Poem, Poem, Poem, Poem - pg. 213 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - circa 1991-1994
The Soulless Life - pg. 214 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1981
The X-Con - pg. 217 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
The Way It Is Now - pg. 218 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1980
Dead Dog - pg. 219 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1982
20 Bucks - pg. 222 - circa 1992
A Lost Soul - pg. 224
Compassion - pg. 226
He Also Flosses Every Day - pg. 227 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1977
More Mail - pg. 229
Look Here! - pg. 231 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1975
We Can't - pg. 232 - circa 1972
Terrorists - pg. 233
Big Time - pg. 235
Here We Go Again - pg. 238 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1978
Manx - pg. 239 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
The Best Men Are Strongest Alone - pg. 241
Another Love Poem - pg. 243
The Spanish Gate - pg. 245 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1981
No Dice - pg. 247 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - circa 1991-1994
Stark Dead - pg. 248
Hello - pg. 249
Lunch - pg. 250 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1980
Four Young Gang-Bangers - pg. 255
I Don't Care - pg. 257 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1982
Royal Standard - pg. 259
Mother And Princess Tina - pg. 260 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
Late Night - pg. 262
Night Sweats - pg. 263
Locks - pg. 264 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
Token Drunk - pg. 271 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
Butch Van Gogh - pg. 274 - 1978
I Don't Want Cleopatra - pg. 276 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
The Strange Workings Of The Dark Life - pg. 277
Open All Night - pg. 279
Come Back - pg. 281 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1981
My Father Wanted Me To Be A Mechanical Draftsman But - pg. 287 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
Rest Period - pg. 289 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - circa 1991-1994
Swivel Chair - pg. 290
AT&T - pg. 294 - 1975
Loosely Loosely - pg. 296
Fungoes - pg. 298
Schubert - pg. 300 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1979
Problems In The Checkout Line - pg. 302 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1982
Troubles In The Night - pg. 304
Where To Put It - pg. 306 - circa 1978-1994
Chinaski - pg. 308 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1991
Hummingbird Chance - pg. 310 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - circa 1991-1994
I Meet A Vegetarian - pg. 311 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1974
The Nile Runs North - pg. 313 - manuscript - circa 1991-1994
All God's Children Got Trouble - pg. 314 - circa 1973
My 3 Best Friends - pg. 316 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1981
My Doctor - pg. 318 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1982
A Certain Pride Here - pg. 322 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1982
A Screening - pg. 323
Fame - pg. 325
Thoughts On Being 71 - pg. 327 - circa 1992
At The End Of The Day - pg. 329
Huh - pg. 331
Until - pg. 333
Short Story - pg. 334 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1982
As Much As I Hate To Use The "F" Word - pg. 336 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1980
Competition - pg. 338 - manuscript - 1979
Raw - pg. 340
Hardly Nirvana - pg. 341 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - circa 1991-1994
Garden Talk - pg. 342 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1981
A Computer Now - pg. 343 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1991
A Day So Flat You Could Roll Marbles On It - pg. 347 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1991
Lazy In San Pedro - pg. 349 - manuscript - 1980
It's Slow Tonight - pg. 350
An Answer To An Eleventh Grade Student In Philadelphia - pg. 353 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1981
The Yellow Pencil - pg. 354 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1982
A Grounder To The Shortstop - pg. 359 - manuscript - circa 1991-1994
Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree With Anyone Else But Me - pg. 360 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1982
Secret Laughter - pg. 361 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1982