Writer: Alex Juffer

The Missing Boy, Aisle 12

The Missing Boy, Aisle 12

FLASH FICTION by

I come across the missing teenager in the back of the Dollar General frozen section comparing ice cream sandwiches. M&M or chocolate chip. I’d seen his picture circulating on Facebook. The flop of curls, the shine of acne. A post by his dad: PLEASE FIND OUR SON CROSBY. ESCAPED OUR HOME. ANY HELP. I had liked the post. more