Years after. He touched the pavement where it happened, hoping to feel something. Was it possible for a place to hold some fragment of an event? Might the wind have a whiff of her sandalwood perfume? Might the place where she stood be slightly warmer?

His hand felt only rain.

Jack writes true crime and crime fiction. He has a MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College. His work has been featured previously in Grit City Magazine, The Pitkin Review, and other publications. He is also the creator of TacomaStories.com. His serial crime novel A Better Lie is being released weekly on Substack.