Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

Cottage Country

"Do you ever see things in the carpet..."

Cottage Country

Do you ever see things in the carpet
or just out of the side of your eye?

I ask.

You mean, that aren't there?
he asks.

I didn't say that.

You drink too much!

he laughs.

You've drank more than me,
I say.

I drink too much!
he laughs.

Punching me on the shoulder
as he orders another
round.






Article © Ryan Quinn Flanagan. All rights reserved.
Published in the October 19, 2020 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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