Close Encounter
March 2025 | Sober and Out | Featured Section

Close Encounter

Drunk and desperate, he had reached the end of the line. Luckily, a nearby passenger knew just where to go

I carefully stepped from the platform into the waiting subway car. No seats were available so I clung to a pole, hoping not to fall and shatter my carefully contrived illusion of sober normalcy. It wasn’t even lunchtime yet.

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