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POOR CHARLIE

POOR CHARLIEby Alex Desiderius Then she died. She was old. I had to find out how old from mum. “Eighty” she said. That was an impressive number back then. A thousand wouldn’t have been much more impressive. Even after she…

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WENDIGO, GOING, GONE

WENDIGO, GOING, GONEby Adrian Ludens “Mr. Ziebart? I’m Jacqueline Swift. Feel free to call me Lin. I’m one of the resident directors here at Great Lakes Funeral and Cremation Services.” She shook hands with her final client of the afternoon.…

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VECTOR

VECTORby Jen Downes There’s something alive in the litter box. Bugsie wouldn’t go near it. I noticed the trouble when he started using a plant pot instead. The first time I scolded and he glared. Second time, I took him…

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REPLACEMENT RATE

REPLACEMENT RATEby Robert Beveridge The birth was uneventful. The Junior Nurse swaddled the Child, laid him on the Mother’s sweaty breast. The new Mother struggled to stay awake. An uneventful birth does not mean an easy one. But she fought…

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ACCIDENT-PRONE

ACCIDENT-PRONEby Chrissie Rohrman The shop’s door opens on a gust of wind, smacking the wall, and Sadie drops the earrings she’s arranging in a countertop display. Cursing the building’s old latches, she sidesteps clothes racks and shuts the door. The…

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LITTLE BOXES

LITTLE BOXESby Connie Millard It’s Maya’s birthday, the one after the “big one,” the one she will never forget. Her husband, Greg, hands her a smallish box that is, sadly, too big to be jewelry, though the wrapping is sublime,…

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