So glad you liked it! Thank you for reading and responding. As I said on Zoom, it’s one of my little handful of curated stories. Who knows, maybe I’ll be able to treat myself to two packages of Reese’s cups this month!

Part two exists; there’s a link at the end of Betelgeuse, but for your convenience here it is:

“Dazzled” by Quasimodo

It’s in Chris Alleyne ‘s new publication The Fiction Factory. You should follow Chris if you don’t already. He’s right up there with Joe Marjesua , who you should follow also. Now that I’ve found Chris I can’t make up my mind who is my favorite fiction writer on Medium!