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Category Archives: Fiction
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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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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The Lure of the Land
“The Lure of Land” by Alexis Kaegi Rosalia Duarte held on to the portside rail of La Canción with a white-knuckled grip that urged the ship on, as if she could will it faster, faster. Sea spray plastered her dark … Continue reading
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The Rare Earth War
“The Rare Earth War” by C.R. Hodges Daughter Wingtips resting on an heirloom drafting table that had served as his desk for decades, Bo Wainwright paged through a print version of the Journal of Rare Earth Mining. Took his mind … Continue reading
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Miyajima
“Miyajima” by Paul Carlson Trees dripped in the mist, along a verdant hillside covered in pine and maple and camellia. A colorful pagoda, serene and untended, watched over slow centuries of change in the village below. Faintly visible across the … Continue reading
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Small Step
“Small Step” by Larry Hodges “I want that one!” Divid had signaled, pointing a tendril at the glowing dot. It was two hundred thousand years ago, shortly after they’d retired with just enough money saved to buy a developing universe. … Continue reading
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A Vine Entwines Them
“A Vine Entwines Them” by Geoff Gander Hyrmor pressed the point of his father’s blade against the bound witch’s throat, his face a taut mask of calm. “Dilana, Witch of Lhamar, do you yield your lands to me?” His bloodied … Continue reading
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A Bier of Bloody Roses
“A Bier of Bloody Roses” Kit Harding The roses were in her throat again. She coughed, and they fell from her mouth to splatter against the white marble of the bathroom floor. Jackson Pollock in bloody flower petals; this was … Continue reading
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