Carrion Road

Alone on an empty, eerie road in the middle of the Sacramento Delta, Carla fumes at the boyfriend who abandoned her. The sun sets. A car appears. A pleasant looking couple offers wary Carla a ride.

The fare: "Tell us the story."

Not just any story. The story.

But this is one story Carla would rather not reveal to complete strangers.

Or to herself.
              
A contemporary fantasy short story from Dale Hartley Emery.