He needs to describe it. Can’t. In the story he tells, then, it’s his cousin who returned from the brink.
Stephen Delaney’s story “The Calm” was recently published in Blink-Ink. You can find him him @smallestwords.
Only once, in a dream, did he say those three soft words—then jerk upright, panic-stricken, as if somebody heard.
A writer and editor, Stephen Delaney has had recent work published at Requited. He tweets as @marginalwords.
“We’re not in either, we’re between,” Dad says, eyes ahead.
His new navigator, I try to find us—swallowed by a crack between states.
Stephen Delaney: “Last revision. Promise!”
Q: Looking back, how did it feel to be a famous photographer?
A: Like you, kid. I saw pain and suffering, focused my lens on it.
Stephen Delaney isn’t a big fan of real life, but he’s glad it gives material for fiction. He tweets as @marginalwords.