Every time I type my to-do list, auto-correct interrupts my train of thought.
I need to
…check the news.
…watch Netflix.
…buy something on Amazon.
Doubt descends. What do I really want? To put down my phone. I press ‘save’ and auto-correct says, Wait.
You forgot something.
Wait.
Stay here…
Michelle Wilson’s words have appeared in Bending Genres, A Thin Slice of Anxiety, Rejection Letters, Potato Soup Journal’s Best of 2021 Anthology, Maudlin House, Litro Magazine, The Drabble, 50-Word Stories, Flash Fiction Magazine, and Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood, among others. Her story ‘Fish Brain’ was nominated for Best of the Net 2022. She lives with her partner in Washington, DC. She can be found at michellekwilson.wordpress.com.