On "Cigarette Trick" by Chip Hubbell (1061 words) ***

Hubbell's short piece walks the line of mystery. In this case, it's the mystery of people. It's the story of a man who seems to have everything--or to be on the cusp of it--who turns it all down. What would inspire that? And why would such a man be so happy, so unconcerned? There's more than one kind of trick going on here. Read the story here at Istanbul Literary Review.