Stephen Baily

Stephen Baily has published short fiction in some thirty-five journals. He's also the author of ten plays and three novels, including "Markus Klyner, MD, FBI," which is available as a Kindle e-book. He lives in France.

The Shoelace

On the father’s eightieth birthday, he tells his oldest son he wants to celebrate it in a funeral parlor. There are the usual expatiations and songs and food and drink, but alone in the chapel, the father reveals to the son how his mother really died.

Short Story Issue Six

Stephen Baily

Stephen Baily has published short fiction in some thirty-five journals. He's also the author of ten plays and three novels, including "Markus Klyner, MD, FBI," which is available as a Kindle e-book. He lives in France.

The Shoelace

On the father’s eightieth birthday, he tells his oldest son he wants to celebrate it in a funeral parlor. There are the usual expatiations and songs and food and drink, but alone in the chapel, the father reveals to the son how his mother really died.

Short Story Issue Six

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