Sneakers (short story)
It was published in the compilation book Dark Visions and in his collection Nightmares & Dreamscapes.Recording studio executive John Tell notices a pair of old dirty sneakers in an adjacent stall while using the restroom at work.However, when he visits the bathroom again throughout the week, he notices that not only have the shoes not moved, they are now surrounded by the bodies of dead flies and other bugs.Eventually, Tell discovers that the shoes were the trademark of a dealer who supplied the local talent with cocaine, and who was killed in the bathroom stall during an apparent robbery.When he arrives home, he resolves to find other work, pulling out the want ads and reading them while doing his business on his own toilet.