“When Luck Runs Out” by Zane Castillo
I grit my teeth as I press my hand tighter against the hole in my stomach . . .
Tag: liquor store
“Brown Paper Sack Guys” by Brenda McCray
Nancy took the job at the new liquor store to supplement her shitty government salary. The liquor store allowed her to work weekends and in the evenings after leaving her regular job—only a two-minute walk from one to the other. Every morning when she walked from her car to her office, she would see the same cast of characters posted up in front of the gray-and-beige county government building, which was situated only a few blocks from the homeless mission . . .