Never, Incorporated

One of my earlier pieces of “flash fiction,” also known as a short-short story. The opening to this one cracks me up. I’m reprinting this one in its entirety. Enjoy!

First published at Flytrap, October 2003.

Never, Incorporated

Little Adolf spent the morning dropping business cards face-down throughout the miles of halls connecting the eight office buildings. Breath hissing from his hairy mouth, he darted up and down the sedate beige corridors, never leaving two cards within sight of another...