The Betrayal of Jack Baynes

A short story by Fletcher Kovich

Ray Herring recalls his school days and the betrayal of his best friend, Jack Baynes.

My name is Ray Herring. My childhood was spent in a small town called Loxley Heath and my best friend was Jack Baynes. We used to play football together with a balloon filled with three teaspoons of sand, two cubes of jelly, four straws-full of orange juice, and the remainder with air.

The full text of this story is included in Fletcher's collected edition of short stories. See the author page for print and Kindle options, or return to the fiction list.