2022 Flash Fiction Challenge Recommences - Streak 2, Day 1 Extract

Recovery and recalibration took me a little longer than I anticipated, so it's taken me 9 days to get back into this challenge. You'll note there are now two numbers when it comes to flash pieces written - and that's because I'll sometimes write more than one piece a day. I'll post extracts from the first piece only...except for today. Today, the piece is so short, I'll post all of it. Here you