A Game of Blind

Charles Gordon was once one of the most feared minds in American gambling. He could read a player before the cards were turned, catching the small betrayal of a hand, a pause, a breath held too long. To him, every contest had a structure. Every weakness left a sign.

Now Charles lives in poverty, nearly erased from the world that once feared his judgment. His days have grown small and his silences long. His only tenderness is his six-year-old grandson, the one person who still reaches for him without embarrassment or pity.

Then a simple moment breaks him. Charles cannot afford a single scoop of ice cream for the boy.

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