Waiting For A Friend: A Short Story by Alfred C. Martino

Waiting For A Friend is about a fifty-something-year old man who is confronted by the unexpected visit of his best friend, who died tragically when they were kids in high school. The man must come to terms with his lost youth and innocence, and the unstoppable passage of time, while a painful but heartfelt conversation with his teenage friend puts into perspective a life cut short versus what it means to have lived a full life.


Alfred C. Martino is the author of the award-winning novels, “Perfected By Girls,“ “Over The End Line,” “Pinned,” and the short story, “Quiet Desperation. Information about the author, and these titles in print, ebook, and audiobook formats, can be found at his website.