Travis Dahlke is a writer from Connecticut. He has had stories in Structo, Noble/Gas Qtrly, The Head & The Hand Press, Sporklet and The Longleaf Review, among other places. His debut novella is available from Otherwhere Publishing. Find his work at deffbridges.com.
THERE WAS SOMETHING AWFUL ABOUT HOW THE PHONE RANG. It spoiled the oven’s hum and the patience of gathering snow. The squeak of non-slip shoe on non-slip tile. There hadn’t been…