Mall Walking
by
Michael Dylan Welch and David Ash First published in Prune Juice #21, March 2017, page 7. Originally written 17 May 2009 on the road (Interstate 5) between Blaine and Mount Vernon, Washington. red face my credit card denied at Target Michael eyes forward as I stride past Victoria’s Secret David once-a-year sale at the Gap nothing in my size Michael hunting at Foot Locker for the perfect shoes for mall walking David just window shopping at Nordstrom’s Michael third hour at Macy’s again she asks me to hold her purse David |