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Couch, Remote, Beer

by Tom Mahony

Friday evening I collapsed on the couch, cracked a beer, and fondled the remote. The week had been disastrous, next week looked even worse. But for now: couch, remote, beer. A pizza on the way. I sank into the supple fabric. Ah, yes.

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Tom Mahony, author of Weak Coffee, is a biological consultant in central California with an M.S. degree from Humboldt State University. His fiction has appeared in flashquake, VerbSap, Void Magazine, Flash Forward, Laughter Loaf, Long Story Short, and Surfer Magazine. He is currently circulating a novel for publication.