The Trouble with Sweetheartz
If it were anyone else calling, Jamie would not have heard the phone ring. But it’s Micah, his ex-girlfriend, whom he hasn’t spoken to in six months, and things did not end well between them. She needs a ride home from Florida, almost ten hours away from their hometown. Jamie would like to hang up the phone, roll over, and pretend her call was a dream, but for some reason, one he is unable to identify, he can’t go back to sleep. That is the problem, and his way of solving it—perhaps the only way to confront his past and his feelings and who he has become—is to go after her. On a rollicking midnight ride from small-town Tennessee to Daytona Beach and back, Jamie turns over his relationship with Micah, with his friends, and even God, as he tries to do the right thing and save her. One last time.
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About the Author
Lukas Tallent lives in New York City. His work has recently appeared in Nothing Sacred: Outspoken Voices in Contemporary Fiction, The Forge, Vast Chasm, and many other places. His chapbook, The Compromising Position, was published in April 2023. His second chapbook, Figs, was published in April 2024. His debut novel is forthcoming in 2025. You can find more of him at lukastallent.substack.com.