This piece of fiction originally appeared in the Santa Clara Review, 1993.
EVAPORATION
by
Kevin McCaughey
At ten on Saturday mornings we go to the Melrose Coffee Roasting Company, which is the glamorous name of our local cafe. The clientele is very healthy. Around us are spandex tights, tennis shoes, biking helmets, bright-colored jogging shorts, […]

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