Tomorrow

Joshua Shepherd is an author from Dallas, Texas. Originally born in San Francisco, California he moved to Dallas as a young child. He studied English-Creative Writing at the University of Texas at Arlington in Arlington, Texas. "Tomorrow" was a finalist in Short Édition's Long Story Short Award, 2020.

"Want a ride down?" Jorge asked. "I'm gonna walk, get some air." "How do you think Eddie's gonna act?" Jorge asked. "Won't be here to see." "Don't you think it could be a bit..." "Jorge, how do you think Eddie will react? He's gonna have a tantrum and I won't let it be the day he snaps me in half." "Okay chill," Jorge hugged me. "When you're out you can stay with me and Cece." "Thank you." Jorge gave me a smile and left. I was glad Jorge and Cece were confident in me to clean up. Being 23, I could get out of this hole I'd been in since being abandoned to a dealer for heroin when I was 11. I tr

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