His mother says they’re going on errands. If they go to the bank, he’ll get a lollipop; the store, a toy; the market, chocolate. He knows he can’t say no, but he knows what look to give. “You can go back on your computer when we come home,” she says.

Seth Rosenman lives in the Philadelphia area. He is currently working on becoming better at typing on his phone. His poems and short fiction have appeared in 50-Word Stories, Microfiction Monday Magazine, The Bookends Review, and elsewhere. His blog goes by infiniteseth.blogspot.com.