Beholder

Toasted Cake 158: Beholder by Sarah Grey

Episode #158! In which we hear the chime of new comments. 

The girl behind the counter is a waif with mottled cheeks, swaddled in a blue barista's apron.

First published right here in Flash Fiction Online.

Sarah Grey was born on Bloomsday, but prefers her fiction short. Her stories have appeared in a number of publications including Lightspeed Magazine, Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show, and Flash Fiction Online. She lives with her family near Sacramento, California.

Original airdate: November 12, 2017