One October Day

by Mike Bozart

On an October day in 2014, in near-uptown Charlotte, a wandering middle-age man accosts the author (Agent 33) at a crosswalk. Seeking directions to Interstate 77. The vagabond, who has a very odd way of speaking is on his way to Florida, a state which he is very excited to visit for the first time. Based on a real-life experience. Approximately 1600 words. Mr. Malloy: [ ] present [x] absent Sex: [ ] yes [x] no Violence: [ ] yes [x] no Strangeness: [ ] low [x] medium [ ] high