Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Trash Day

 

Puzzled, he squinted to see if he could make sense of it.

When he’d rounded the corner, there it was- a large black hulk that looked like the Grim Reaper, just chillin’ on the side of the road.

But then, he’d noticed the two full trash cans next to it, and as he drove slowly past, it became clear that it was several stacked trash bags with a pile of dark detritus balanced on top.

Chuckling, he accelerated back to the speed limit, completely forgetting the upcoming stoplight.

As the UPS truck t-boned his small Kia, the black figure disappeared.

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