Eye Contact Award Winner in Genre Flash Fiction -Spring 2025 Edition | Published with SFS Publishing & Querencia Press | Top 50 Knockout Writer 2024
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A forgotten motel. A man who listens. A woman with nowhere left to run.
Artie, a lonely motel clerk hiding behind blinds and borrowed intimacy, knows his motel walls better than he knows himself. The lives of strangers pass through like the wind—until she arrives: a mysterious woman, shaken and desperate for refuge.
As fascination turns to fixation, Artie becomes consumed by the possibility of connection, setting him on a collision course between longing and reality.
Vacancy is an atmospheric psychological noir where every room hides a secret—and every guest risks becoming part of the story. A seductive tale of obsession, loneliness, and love seen through the wrong side of the wall.
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