missed connections - Central square today around 930
ShortStory 3,318 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
"Hi, we were both in Central Square on Friday, around 9:30 PM. I’m a tall trans lady with brown hair and glasses. You were standing in front of Sonia with some people. You were looking at your phone and then you looked up at me. Our eyes met for—I’m sorry, I’ve deleted and retyped this a couple times."
Quasar links out; the story lives on Strange Horizons, where the author gets the click.