Oddly, the hunger isn’t of the body, like the starving masses in Africa. It’s in a hollowness of voice as the neighbor says, “I’ve got all this experience in their field, but they still didn’t hire me. The roof is leaking and I’m almost out of food. I don’t know what I’m going to do.”
The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, a host with the most.
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