Roaches

A fed-up tenant living in a roach-infested apartment has repeatedly begged his landlord for assistance in dispatching the pests, only for his concerns to be summarily ignored. Now, he's ready to take matters into his own hands... but has time already run out to save his fragile psyche?

This short micro-fiction was originally posted to my Substack, unspooling (you can find it here: https://unspooling.substack.com/p/landlord), under the title "landlord". You can find all of my work--as well as directs means of supporting me as an independent writer--over there. Enjoy!