Footsteps. The sound of someone walking toward me. I don’t look up. They stop. I feel them near me. I feel them looking down at me. I wait but they don’t speak. I wait to be nudged, told to move.… more
Tag Archives: Homelessness
Bachelor Party
FICTION by Nicholas A. WhiteWe first saw the homeless man while stopped at an intersection on the way to Waffle House. Chet and Tadd—two of McCoy’s fraternity brothers—sat in the bed of the truck, already buzzed and anxious to officially start the bachelor weekend festivities. “Chet’s got a history with this sort of thing,” McCoy said. “With what?” I… more
Blowout Clearance
FICTION by Charles Michael Fischer“Brian hasn’t always held a Mattress Fair sign on the side of the road… more
