A collection of five 500-word non-speculative flash stories.
"Seven Minutes Late" - As the crowd stood outside the train under pouring rain, a fearful businessman pushes his way through them to exit the train.
"The Gift Horse" - The death of an old man who sold two young boys a lame horse provokes a startling revelation about their family history.
"That Meaningless Blade" - With his mother's Bible in one hand and his father's drawn pocketknife in the other, a life-or-death decision weighs in the balance.
"Sweet Time" - An impatient man watches everyone else take their sweet time at the cash register.
"Walking The Talk" - A chattering teenager on a cellphone annoys the crowd around her as they ride light rail train from downtown.
These original flash stories are being published for the first time.
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