America’s Heroes
A short fiction about who we idolise
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8 min readAug 23, 2020
Stepping through the front door of the two-bedroom house to realise that the roommates had gone away for the evening was like a gift from the gods. Gary was still home, of course, but that’s no different from any other time.
Besides, when he hasn’t gotten himself halfway through a six-pack before I get home from work I tend to enjoy his company…