Toasted Cake 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.