The Train to Nowhere

Bill Adler
5 min readJul 17, 2020

A short story about an unexpected journey

Photo by Walter Lee Olivares de la Cruz on Unsplash

Carlton had never felt a knife against his neck, but he instantly knew what it was. He also instinctively knew what to do. Nothing.

“Who are you?” The words belonged to a woman. Her voice was as sharp and cold as the blade against his flesh.

A chill cascaded through his body, freezing his vocal cords. He knew he had to reply but…

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Bill Adler

An American writer in Japan, editor of The Binge-Watching Cure books, author of the bestselling book, Outwitting Squirrels. Occasional pilot, 24/7 cat owner.