The man at the library blows bubbles from a wand; children can chase it in the sunlight. The man at the library sits, daily, with one overstuffed bag. The man at the library is the glorious statue in the wind, who has no home.

Sometimes he’ll sing, welcoming others in.

Angela Carlton’s fiction has been published in Every Writer, Everyday Fiction, 6S, 50 Word Stories, Spillwords Press, and Paragraph Planet. In 2018, her story “The Roommates,” was made into a short film. In 2023, her story “Swallowed,” was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. See more at Angela Carlton Stories & Art on Facebook.