PUSHING THROUGH THE HOLLOW by Joe Squance
When Jimmy felt ready, he held the tip of the safety pin to the side of his left nipple and pressed it in.
Joe Squance
Joe Squance’s stories have appeared or are forthcoming in Best Microfiction 2019, Atticus Review, Cease Cows, Citron Review, DIAGRAM, Entropy, Necessary Fiction, Trampset, Wig-Wag, and elsewhere. He currently teaches ELA at a small Montessori high school in Oxford, Ohio, where he lives with his wife, their young daughter, and an Aussie mix in red merle.