USHERS (short story) by Joe Hill







Published by Amazon Original Stories on November 1, 2024.

Synopsis:

In Ushers, Martin Lorensen is being questioned by two federal agents that have noticed that he almost died twice in two mass casualty incidents.

One was a school shooting that primarily took place in the classroom he shared with the shooter when he was in high school. He got to school that day, but turned around and went home when he got to the front doors - just a few minutes before the shooting started.

The other was a tremendous train crash - he almost got onto the train - he was at the station with ticket in hand and walked away after telling a girl and her mom to not get on the train.

The federal agents are curious. Is he some sort of terrorist that sets up mass casualty events? Or, is he the luckiest man on the East Coast?

My review:

This is a well-told short story with an ending that would have been a welcome addition to the Rod Serling's old Twilight Zone series.

I rate this story 5 stars out of 5. It can be found on Amazon.com here: Ushers by Joe Hill.


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