Husbandry

Says your old one to my old one...

An old woman wheels a barrow outside the city limits as the sun sets. What could possibly go wrong?

Originally published in Slightly Unsettling Stories Volume III (2020).

Cover image is Still Life with Books and Manuscripts and a Skull by Edwaert Collier via Google Arts & Culture. License

Thumbnail image originally by BGN-WMCO. License