TODAY'S
FLASHSHOT
PERSON OF INTEREST
By Susan Amber
The sea was a tangled marl of light with evening sun
fracturing the waves. “My God,” said Jack,
binoculars to his eyes. “There’s a boat
out there – a big one. I see its lights –it’s
coming closer!”
She stood stiff on the balcony next to him. Later,
she told police it was like a very large gull, maybe
an albatross, flying at them, its glittering eyes
growing brighter in the dusk until she shut her eyes.
She opened them, and Jack was gone.
No, they hadn’t been drinking. Yes, they had
been arguing earlier.
No, she wouldn’t leave town.
Susan Amber has published her speculative fiction
at AlienSkin and in Rain magazine. Under the name
Susan Firghil Park, her poetry has appeared in The
Alsop Review, Branches Online, and Kaleidowhirl, and
her poetry chapbook, Estuary Light, was published
by Finishing Line Press in 2005.
Copyright © Susan Amber
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