"One and No One": A Story of Angels and Lost Time

Gabriel Winslow-Yost's short story "One and No One" follows two characters, Craig and Kristin, who encounter a mysterious angel at different points in their lives. Craig meets the angel at age seven in an outhouse, putting his hand into a flat field of pink and blue. He loses consciousness and wakes two years later, having missed that time. Kristin encounters the angel at age twenty-five in a bar in Chico, California, when it appears on her martini and enters her mouth. She wakes four years later, married to a different man. Both experience gaps in their lives and learn to navigate the aftermath. They eventually meet at a movie theater, share their stories, and fall asleep together. Upon waking, each is alone and searches for the other, but they cannot find each other. The story explores themes of lost time, memory, and connection. It was published in The New Yorker's flash fiction section.