Floyd got Shannon’s name inked on his left shoulder—which stunned Shannon because she and Floyd had gone out only seven times. Four dinners. Two movies. One ballgame. But there it was in capital letters: SHANNON. The perfect camouflage for his previous tattoo, the name of his ex-girlfriend, Ann.
Lori Cramer’s short prose has appeared in Blink-Ink, Fictive Dream, Flash Boulevard, Splonk, Switch, and elsewhere, and her work has been longlisted for the Wigleaf Top 50 and nominated for Best Microfiction.
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