The Dig

Two sides of the same coin, written five years apart. The first is shorter; the second a re-imagining. They're both pretty different. Try one and then the other!
Story of the week

The Dig

Two men looking for the body of a missing girl dig a hole to Nowhere (while also planning a doomed novel about an Italian soldier in love with a French nurse).
Cherry

The Dig (ii)

Two men dig a massive hole to Nowhere. Again. More Descriptively.