Bait and Switch has been published in Unlikely Stories Mark V

Unlikely Stories Mark V is an electronic magazine of literature, art, and culture “that attempts a direct engagement with society and sociopolitical issues.” They believe “that art and philosophy are synonymous, and that they are the appropriate source of all social activism and political thought.”

My story, Bait and Switch, is about an elderly man grocery shopping and being confronted by rising costs and wondering what he can do about it on a fixed income. What could be more “direct engagement with society and sociopolitical issues” than that? What he decides to do it to address this challenge could be considered full on “social activism” motivated by considerable “political thought.”

Despite the high-minded rhetoric, this is a simple, short story about something we’ve all been confronted with – grocery store’s bait and switch tactics. Perhaps you’ll empathize with Arni’s dilemma.

You can read it now at https://www.unlikelystories.org/content/bait-and-switch