Shadow Traffic (34 page)
Authors: Richard Burgin
Tags: #Fiction, #Short Stories, #General, #Short Stories (Single Author)
He didn't wake up from this dream right away as he would have in the past, but managed to luxuriate in it for a long time, as if it were a movie he was directing. When he woke up he
thought immediately of Serena. Like a miracle, she'd made the dream happen. She kept her promise, he said to himself with a smile. Then he thought of his dream again. It was like a glimpse into paradise.
My thanks to the editors of the following publications, in which these stories first appeared:
Antioch Review | “The Dealer” |
Confrontation | “Memo and Oblivion” |
The Hopkins Review | “Caesar” |
“Memorial Day” | |
“The Group” | |
Notre Dame Review | “The House” |
Per Contra | “The Dolphin” |
Pleiades | “Single Occupant House” |
River Styx | “Mission Beach” |
“The Justice Society” | |
Story Quarterly | “The Interview” |
TriQuarterly | “âDo You Like This Room?'” |
My special thanks to Chris Cefalu, Edmund de Chasca, Doreen Harrison, Kimberly F. Johnson, Delia King, Barbara Lamb, Kelly Leavitt, and Greg Nicholl for their invaluable help.
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