“A Pinhole of Light” — Black Static (September 2016)
My story “A Pinhole of Light” was published in the September 2016 issue of Black Static.
First Lines
Waiting
Like this life, the afterlife is unfair. A woman dies at twenty-nine and leaves her infant daughter behind. Eight years later she is still trapped on the other side. When I’m in my happiest frame of mind, I imagine Veronica searching for my darkroom each time I turn on the blood-red light. In my darkest moments, I know I’m failing her. She still hasn’t arrived.
I’m an experienced photographer. I should be able to do better.
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