Monday, May 20, 2024

After Hours By Barry Basden


The Katy Did closed and we followed two girls in a red Chevy, flirting at stoplights until we scared them home.


A man in a bathrobe stepped into the yard. “You boys go on now. There’s nothing here for you.”


I moved toward him and his hand lifted. When I saw the gun, I forgot everything else.







Barry Basden lives in the Texas hill country with Bean, his little rescue terrier. He reads a lot and occasionally writes.




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