My Old Street – eBook

My Old Street: A Dark Contemporary Fiction Short Story

While visiting his parents and siblings, Joe makes a discovery he can’t ignore—a hidden stash of drugs tucked away in his younger brother Kyle’s room. The find forces Joe into an immediate and painful decision, one that could fracture his family or possibly save his brother’s life. With no clear right answer, Joe acts and leaves, carrying the heavy hope that he chose correctly.

Two weeks later, Joe returns. This time, he takes Kyle on a quiet drive through the neighborhood they grew up in—past streets, houses, and empty lots haunted by the stories of childhood friends lost to addiction and early graves. As Joe shares memories of lives cut short and futures that never arrived, he tries to reach his brother in the only way he knows how: through truth, love, and hard-earned honesty.

But time is not on his side. As Kyle listens, the question lingers—will Joe’s intervention and timing be enough to pull his brother back from the edge, or has the damage already been done?

My Old Street is a powerful and difficult short story about the opioid crisis and the War on Drugs in America. This is an essential story, as the crisis has devastated nearly every community in America and touched nearly every family.

Size: Short Story, 6,000 Words
Genres: Literary fiction, contemporary fiction
Parent Work: 13 Acorns- Modern Short Stories for Thoughtful Adults