This morning I found you in bed. Pulled two straight shifts and didn’t get over last night. The empty bottles sit on the counter, red wallpaper behind them. Your last glass, untouched, in the shower.

Ron Burch’s fiction has been published in numerous literary journals including Mississippi Review, Eleven Eleven, PANK, and been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Bliss Inc., his debut novel, was published by BlazeVOX Books. He lives in Los Angeles.