This Place is No Longer Anyone’s Business by Zach Murphy

                     Nicolas Henderson CC




This Place is No Longer Anyone’s Business
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Morton and Rosa slow-danced in the street as the shoe repair shop that they owned for 31 years went up into flames.

“This probably isn’t the best idea,” said Rosa.

“Nothing is ever the best idea,” answered Morton. “But let’s keep dancing.”




Zach Murphy is a Hawaii-born writer who somehow ended up in the often chilly but charming land of St. Paul, Minnesota. His stories have appeared in Peculiars Magazine, Ellipsis Zine, The Bitchin’ Kitsch, Anti-Heroin Chic, WINK, and the Wayne Literary Review. He lives with his wonderful wife Kelly and loves cats and movies. ​