Format: Short-Story
Publication: Flying Island Literary Journal (2023)

The Long Dark

"I wonder how she rides." My grandmother pondered. "Sanchez and his daddy always took the best care of it. I don't think I ever saw that car dusted over or without its bumper shining. So different from all the other clunkers rattling around these parts. No offense, Joe."

I was almost to the front door, the urge to run almost overwhelming me.

'The Long Dark' is an award winning short story about an ominous yet comforting symbol of death shared in the collective psyche of a small town.