Hunger
The smell of roast chicken sweeps over the crowd in waves of torturous bliss. People moan and grasp at the air, desperate to materialize it in their hands and mouths. I pinch my nose and close my eyes. I know what comes after. It passes and the putrid smells of oil, coal and alkacite return. […]
Another Rest Stop
Trevor hit send, then watched through his binoculars as the blue Sentra exited the off ramp and entered the rest stop. It was 1:41 am. Chest thumping, he scrambled through the dense thicket to get closer. In his haste, he tripped on the twisted underbrush and flew face first into the ground. “Fuck!” he scoffed, […]