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The End of the Road | Pt 4

dark window on a house

He pulled back again on his cigarette and flicked it into an old coffee can at his feet. Sat down on the stoop, beer in hand, wondering about all them back home and what they were doing. Wondered what he was doing, now that he’d had a moment to think on it.

Posted byJessica BarrattMay 11, 2026Posted inFiction, Today's PenTags:short story1 Comment on The End of the Road | Pt 4

The End of the Road | Pt 3

dark window on a house

He pulled back again on his cigarette and flicked it into an old coffee can at his feet. Sat down on the stoop, beer in hand, wondering about all them back home and what they were doing. Wondered what he was doing, now that he’d had a moment to think on it.

Posted byJessica BarrattMay 8, 2026May 19, 2026Posted inFiction, Today's PenTags:short story2 Comments on The End of the Road | Pt 3

The End of the Road | Pt 2

dark window on a house

He closed the old wooden door behind him, wincing at the long creak it made in the dark quiet of the house. He shivered, putting his shirt back on and drinking the cool air into his parched lungs.

Posted byJessica BarrattMay 4, 2026May 19, 2026Posted inFiction, Today's PenTags:short story3 Comments on The End of the Road | Pt 2

The End of the Road | Pt 1

dark window on a house

He was just looking for a place. A place to put his hat, as they say. A place to kick off the old shoes for a while. Just for the winter. Didn’t have to be long. He just needed the quiet. The alone time. A break. So they pointed him up the road, those whoContinue reading “The End of the Road | Pt 1”

Posted byJessica BarrattMay 1, 2026May 4, 2026Posted inFiction, Today's PenTags:short story5 Comments on The End of the Road | Pt 1

The Fold

It comes to me waking and in dreams: both an image, and a vision. In it I lay down and watch the tilt of the trees turn upward as my head rests to soft earth. Down here it smells sweeter….

Posted byJessica BarrattOctober 23, 2024April 24, 2026Posted inNon-FictionTags:short storyLeave a comment on The Fold

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