Autumn Cliché
For Kenito Padilla.
October 22
My boss in Columbus, Ohio, Tommy Tudor, told me, “Chad, you’re the best man to drive east, land in Erie, Pennsylvania, and take a boat to Haven Island.” His other instructions entailed, “I want you to interview Finn O’Rourke. Be courteous to the man and come back to town with a story.”
I worked for Artist Trend for the last dozen years, since I graduated with a Masters in writing from Broan University in Cleveland. Tudor hired me on as his assistant back then. Now I had the ability to hold my own and write stories for the online magazine, but still stayed under Tudor’s wing since he bought into the magazine and owned thirty percent of Millburn Entertainment.
I liked Tommy Tudor, but most people didn’t. He came across as arrogant at times, s
