Ever worry about getting locked out of your house?
It’s a fear I’ve had for ages. What better way to overcome a fear like that than to write about it?
That is, unless what you end up writing is along the lines of the one I wrote recently, “Serenity Security Solutions.” It was published today (Monday, February 10, 2025) in the literary journal MoonLit Getaway.
My thanks to editor Brandon Nadeau for selecting this story for his wonderful litmag. Please check out all the other amazing fiction, poetry, and artwork Brandon and his team have to offer.
As always, you can access this and other works of fiction and nonfiction here.
Andy writes! 
Shades of Flannery O’Connor in this story, especially the way you portend menace, back off an inch (is there hope?) and then slam the dark truth.
Flannery O’Connor probably influences my writing style more than any other writer (although Hemingway and Ray Bradbury are also pretty heavy influences). Thanks for your comments!