A couple sits in silence, no more than a sigh and a bottle of wine between them. The woman leans over, kisses the man on the lips. When he wipes it off on his sleeve, she walks out. Head down, the man wipes his nose. The bottle just sits there.

Bob Lucky is the author most recently of My Wife & Other Adventures (Red Moon Press, 2024). His work has appeared in Rattle, Otoliths, MacQueen’s Quinterly, Unlost, Contemporary Haibun, Unbroken, and other publications. He lives in Portugal.