Flash fiction: Hello from an Old Friend

In our latest original short story from Tin House, Erin McGraw explores the dangers of looking up old friends on the internet

By Erin McGraw for Flash Fridays by Tin House, part of the Guardian Books Network

The impulse comes over me when I’m bored and out of sorts. Paul would say that it’s Satan at work in me. Since I know what he would say, I don’t tell him.

Looking up Marla from high school leads me to Jody, posing with two kids and a car. Her husband works for Union Carbide. Reading about her reminds me of Lisa, living in Mobile now. She has a picture of a magnolia on her web site, and her husband works for the state.

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