Her heavy legs had stood and waited. Her aching arms had pushed through the crowds.

A salty tear rolled down onto her tattered jacket as she watched the doors of salvation thud closed. The city was full.

Now she had nothing left to do but head back into the sand.

After graduating university with a degree in Drama and Theater Arts, Jennifer Kennett somehow began writing speculative fiction. She has had work published in Mad Scientist Journal (fall 2016), Longshot Island (Spring 2017), The Weird Reader (Winter 2017) and Astounding Outpost (Winter 2017). Follow her on Twitter at @Jen_Kennett.