By Beth Garland

Beth Garland has an MFA from Queens University of Charlotte. Her stories have appeared in O-Dark-Thirty, Germ Magazine, Ariel Chart, Eunoia Review, East by Northeast Literary Magazine, and Litbreak Magazine. She lives in coastal North Carolina with her husband, three children, and two bird dogs.

False Idols

Beth Garland

Jill and I are only friends for one reason. I think we’ve both always known. We weren’t even ever really friends, just drawn together by our mutual love for Causby, and our need to keep it alive. Jill is his ex-girlfriend; I’m his best friend’s little sister. Her chance with him is over, and…