This flying waiter presents a metal tray

The flying waiter lived in my neighborhood

Dalton Narine

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I was enamored of his style.

It was why they gave him a whale of a hug.

He wore a heart of gold.

It was his gift. And his curse, too.

Charles “Charlie” Besse had a unique knack for tying pleasure to business as a waiter.

How diners bonded with Miami’s Haitian waiter

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Dalton Narine

Disabled Vietnam veteran. Wrote for The Village Voice. Won writing awards at The Miami Herald & Ebony magazine. On final draft of first screenplay.