Tag: Fiction
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Genesis 3:4
When the snakes came out, it seemed like Delta’s arms lengthened. Seemed like her body grew beyond itself into a…
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Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
Madison held her hands over her eyes. They hid the scene from her: clearing, lake, forest, driveway. Behind her, the…
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The Brad Nailer
It was a quiet day, so the Walmart hack canceled the rest of Sal’s shift. They pulled this bit all…
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Whiff
It’s either the thunder or the rock music that rouses me. I awake to the sound of clouds cracking open…
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The Whiteboard
In violation of hospital policy, someone who worked the night shift had placed a water bottle on the desk at…
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Pulled Outward
I don’t get my period Tuesday morning, which would be okay, except my app expected it last Monday. No big…
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Odd Couple
They leaned against the pale green concrete wall of the restaurant next door — an odd couple. She was tall…
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Theatre of Solace
The island, with towering palm trees, lush green vegetation, and bright hibiscus and bougainvillea blooming yellow, red, and purple, belies…
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A Way of Keeping
Tuesday afternoon, she went to the Calhouns’ straight from school. Eliza and her daughters had just arrived home from San…
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No Egress
We were newly married, which is to say we had become a single, awkward fact in the eyes of the…