The grandchildren are hungry, tired, and close to wild, and the parents are struggling to wrangle the two of them. Grandpa sits smiling slightly. No Lotus Position; he’s in a chair, his feet on the floor. He is relaxed, his tongue held with ease, knowing he has nothing to offer.

Lynn Kozlowski has appeared in The Citron Review, The Zodiac Review, Molecule, 50-Word Stories, Bright Flash Literary Review, Every Day Fiction, The Dribble Drabble Review, Friday Flash Fiction, Switch, and The Malahat Review. He has a volume of short pieces, Historical Markers.