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Marriage: The golem
Gemma Cooper-Novack Marriage: The golem I came back to you / gun like one of your fingers clinging to pink doorframe / I screamed when you slithered around me / loose skin on my arms flaccid between teeth / … Continue reading
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The Dancer’s Body at Rest
“The Dancer’s Body at Rest” by Katherine Quevedo I nearly shut the door on the woman as soon as she mentioned flamenco. For years I’d endured dancers and musicians trying to drum up an act to amuse the tourists and … Continue reading
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PerJurAI
“PerJurAI” by Sonny Zae “I won’t testify,” Lefty insisted. Julia Wayne, defense counsel, leaned closer. “If you tell your side of the story, it might help. You could soften the jury’s hearts by telling about your troubled childhood.” “No way.” … Continue reading
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As Foretold
“As Foretold” by T.L. Beeding They were back. Just beyond the tree line, twinkling like stars in the heavens, the lights were back. There were thousands of them, lazily weaving and bobbing between leafless branches that twisted up toward the … Continue reading
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Become the Part
“Become the Part” by Jeff Ronan “And was this before or after your interview with the agency?” Risa’s pen was poised above her notepad, her chunky black frames perched on the end of her nose. She had cut her auburn … Continue reading
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The Critique Boutique
“The Critique Boutique” by Robert J. Hansen What a surreal nightmare. A room: bland, featureless, gray. A table, two chairs, and an interlocutor so average-seeming I’m surprised I remember him. Well-dressed but not designer, charcoal topcoat and pale gray suit, … Continue reading
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The Right Words
“The Right Words” by Akis Linardos By the time he was thirteen, Tiernan could make a dice land on the same side ten times in a row. Now at fifteen, he can do it for up to a hundred throws, … Continue reading
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There Goes the Neighbourhood
There Goes the Neighbourhood by Tim Major Check the trays of seedlings. Check the heat of the forge. Check the defences. Shanté performed this routine every day. Every hour, perhaps. The seedlings were perpetually on the cusp of pushing through … Continue reading
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A&A Reviews Postcards from a City of Monsters
Postcards From a City of Monsters (Improbable Press) by Sherri Cook Woosley We rarely review children’s books, but this is a wonderful fantasy that serves a purpose. Toby’s mom and step-mom move halfway around the world with him, to the … Continue reading
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A&A Reviews Dueling Six Demons
Dueling Six Demons (Discus Books) by Jim Geraghty The Dangerous Clique novels have a paranormal edge to them and if you like spy thrillers you’ll love these books. The “Dangerous Clique” is a group of CIA misfits that go into … Continue reading
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