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Restraining Order: A Fifty-word Story

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January 24, 2025

I sit on the rickety bench in the dingy police precinct, filling out the restraining order application, praying to walk down the street or drive to the supermarket someday without fear, no longer trusting well-meaning friends who chirp, “Why don’t you try online dating? It worked for my cousin!”

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Debbie Lynn Miller
Debbie Lynn Miller

Written by Debbie Lynn Miller

Brooklyn satire writer Debbie L. Miller is published in The Belladonna Comedy, Frazzled, The Haven, The StopGap, Greener Pastures, and The Syndrome Magazine.

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