"Starfish" by Jeff Landon: Dialogue to Die For

Here is an oldie and one of my favorite flash fiction stories. This writer’s work kills me, every time. For me, the mystery lives in the genius of what is not said and how much that penetrates the story. We sense a deep well of sadness, but it is never directly stated. Landon never hits us over the head with his themes. Here he tackles alcoholism and th…