Minutes after the super blue moon rises above the temple of Poseidon, an aircraft passes across our view. The private jetliner is too far away to hear and looks like a night bird gliding beneath a floodlight. I’m jealous of the people onboard, those lucky fearless fools deliberately tempting fate.

Bob Thurber is the author of six books. Regarded as a master of Flash and Micro Fiction, his work has appeared in Esquire and other magazines, been anthologized 60 times, received a long list of awards, and been utilized in schools and colleges throughout the world. He resides in Massachusetts. Visit his website at BobThurber.net.