Chapter 10 YURI “Holy shit,” I mutter, slumping forward dramatically onto the squeaky clean section of the bar top I just finished wiping down. My ears are still ringing even though the last customer stumbled out about twenty minutes ago. “Tell me about it,” Bird agrees,...
Chapter 4 YURI “The color is right.” Easy holds the glass up towards the light to inspect it, then brings it to his nose for a sniff. “It smells okay too.” “Are you going to drink it?” I ask. “I’m getting to that,” he assures me....
Chapter 3 YURI Cooper is here. Lyric, I roll his nickname around in my head to test it out. It fits, but it’s hard to imagine calling him by it. I guess I have to though,...
Chapter 7 LYRIC The sand is soft between my toes and the sun is shining. A moment this perfect calls for a celebration. I pluck the joint from behind my ear, slip it between my lips, and fish the lighter out of my pocket....
Chapter 2 YURI My heart thunders and the dock feels anything but solid beneath my feet. My eyes are playing tricks on me, they have to be. Too many hours of travel over the past few days, too much fresh air when I’m used to recycled,...