At the motel, a ghost of a man’s parked on the asphalt. Pictures of his military service are plastered over windows.
“Mam,” he pleads. “I’m—I’m living in my car!”
You see badges over his seats, like a tiny-tiny shrine, before you place that meaningless wedding ring into his hands.
Angela Carlton’s fiction has been published in Every Writer, Everyday Fiction, 6S, 50 Word Stories, Spillwords Press, The Dribble Drabble Review, and Friday Flash Fiction. In 2022, “A Jigsaw Life,” a collection of stories was released. In 2023, her story “Swallowed,” was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. See more on Facebook.
I enjoyed this subtle story very much.
Thank you, Adele!
50 words leaving you wanting 50 pages more.
The melancholy that seeps into you as you read it, sticks long after you’ve stepped away.
Nicely done., Angela.
Jim
As Jim said makes you want to keep reading… Good story!!
Thank you, everyone!