The Stranger

by Kiersten Modglin

“Do I really look dangerous to you?” He shoves both hands out to his sides dramatically. I cut a quick glance his way without really looking at him. “You’re a white male in your thirties, so if you’ve watched the news, like, literally ever, I’m not really sure I need to answer that question.”

For women, for me, it’s better to be bitter, jaded, and alive than too trusting and dead.”