June 2022 Flash Challenge, Day 26 I can still recall the day I first saw her bike. It was a deep red Trek that was, in her words, “not too girly.” Classic Nikky. She was one of a kind. I remember entering the Starbucks and having one of the kindest, most beautiful people I’ve ever… Continue reading Red Bike
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ICU
June 2022 Flash Challenge, Day 24 The ICU is extra crowded this afternoon. That pile-up on the expressway has kept most downtown hospitals busy, but I heard we caught most of the injured. I lean into her desk as she completes the intake on one of the injured, a teenage girl who is favoring one… Continue reading ICU
In a Year
June 2022 Flash Challenge, Day 15 “I need to know,” she says, “where do you see us a year from now?” He stops stirring the risotto. He had made this for her enough times that she knows you have to keep stirring it. She nudges him to the side, hands him his wineglass, and takes… Continue reading In a Year
Rapid Transport
June 2022 Flash Challenge, Day 13 The smell of falafel is always the first thing I notice in the Cairo terminal; recirculated air is laden with the scents of parsley, mint, cilantro, and garlic. The bustling hallways of disembarking passengers and the vendors selling their falafel, hummus, and baklava. I woke on a sleeping couch… Continue reading Rapid Transport
What to Expect When You Can’t Remember a Meat
June 2022 Flash Challenge, Day 11 Drew warned me about the strange hunger pangs I’d have, but I don’t think this is what she meant. She’s had three children. I only wanted one, but it looks like I’m getting two. It’s twins for me. Identical, at least that’s what they think. How can they know… Continue reading What to Expect When You Can’t Remember a Meat
Stories by Shawn 