Appunto

A Florentine flea market. A vendor named Nunzio, who casts bronze figurines from children's toys, ages them with chemicals that require a gas mask, and once traveled four days to Alabama for a love affair that lasted two.

Appunto is a small, perfect encounter between strangers — the kind that stops you cold with its simple, unanswerable logic. But only if you're paying attention.

(This story is in submissions)