Two Seats at the Diner

Photo by X F on Unsplash — an interpretation of the setting, not the moment itself.

He eats at the same diner every Veterans Day, alone since his wife passed. This year the booth was set for two anyway. The waitress said the second cup of coffee was tradition now. It’s been full every year since.

This story was submitted anonymously. We wrote it down, because someone should remember.

— We Are Silence Dogood