This is a short story born out of an old favorite writing exercise I post to a reading and writing group I started on Facebook called “The Erudite.” Big thanks to Danielle Goddard, Sam Reeves, Anita Bernard, Lynn Martin, Maureen Indelicato, Jeanie Smith, and Marilyn Baptiste for their talents and hard work. As usual, he sat alone at the table in the back with a cup of cold, black coffee and a nearly burned up cigarette dangling precariously from his fingers. He was lost in thought and unaware of who just strolled through the door. |
