Nick feels shame buying TV dinners. Stroganoff. Salisbury steak.
Others buy steaks, corn. Things that connote family. Families who move about, laughing, sharing secrets, brushing past Nick.
He picks up a steak, marvels at its robustness. Drops in the cart.
Nick imagines a wife smiling across a table.
He smiles.
Yash Seyedbagheri is a graduate of Colorado State University’s MFA program in fiction. His work has been published or is forthcoming in Literally Stories, 101 Words, (mac)ro (mic), and Ariel Chart.
Tasty!
I love 50-worders, have a few of my own here, archived & will have another soon (hopefully, later today!). Conga rats. Nice work.
Nice. Makes me wonder how the story continues. Does he cook the steak, or does it sit in the fridge?