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Weekly Contest #302
A Haunted ManBy Matthew McNabb It was a medium layover in an airport I didn’t know. I was a younger man then. Just starting out in the world of journalism and thought I knew it all of course. I was brash and cocky. Traits I have found far less appealing with maturity. It was just a normal airport bar. One nearly always the same as the others. I had the time and the inclination for a brandy as I worked on a particularly complex assignment for work. I chose what appeared to be quiet part of the bar although at the time of day it was fa...
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