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The In-Between Sister, by Monte Lin
June’s missing and no one seems to care. No police report, no missing persons search, nothing. It’s been three months and her school should have sent a letter: a call, even. Mama and Baba haven’t noticed either. No one seems even curious why June hasn’t called, emailed, or even sent a letter. No one seems to know she’s missing except me.
Through the Merry-Go-Round, by Abhishek Sengupta
The autopsy report confirmed Josh had died in his room on Christmas, all alone, of natural causes, and never having left his last breath. No, he held that one. A little too long. And, in the end, he decided to hide it for someone special in a place where it’d keep glowing, even in his… Continue reading Through the Merry-Go-Round, by Abhishek Sengupta
Behind the Scenes, by Anya Ow
The scalpel made a clean, quick cut, dashing a bloody arc across the tiled floor. Its victim clutched at her throat, choking, spinning a half circle before collapsing, gurgling bloody bubbles. The killer smiled gloomily, raising the scalpel to his mouth to touch the tip with his tongue. “Never thought you’d have this pay—I mean… Continue reading Behind the Scenes, by Anya Ow
The Rime of the Ancient Station Attendant, by Jessica Lévai
When the latest batch arrives, Dale is waiting for them. He watches through the cracked and filthy window of the station as the sedan crunches onto the battered pavement and squeaks to a halt in front of the pumps. There’s movement and muffled conversation among the passengers. Then the driver rolls down the window, pokes out his perfect blond head and calls, “Hey! Can we get some service?”
RAW EMIT, by Anthony Regolino
The silence in the room was unbearable. War Council members looked to one another in agonized expectation. The enemy had launched its missile. No one knew when it would hit, where it would land. Whom it would affect. When it happened, there was hardly any time to acknowledge it before the consequences took effect. General… Continue reading RAW EMIT, by Anthony Regolino
The Alchemical Miracle of Shamra’s Endless Beer, by Akis Linardos
Princess Carmin could taste the beer in the air. It cascaded off the balustrades from the floor above, into copper troughs that formed artificial rivers and fed gilded gutters that passed between tables filled with half-drunk nobles. A few feet from her table, the gutters fed into a well, flowing further down to the second… Continue reading The Alchemical Miracle of Shamra’s Endless Beer, by Akis Linardos
Tailgating at the Wild Hunt, by Aimee Picchi
Evie steered her car from the paved road onto the rutted service path that snaked into the heart of the old forest. From the backseat, her offering of a platter of deviled eggs emitted a faintly sulfuric scent.
The Dinner Party, by Rosamund Lannin
Content warning: disordered eating “No offense Iz, but that man would eat you alive.” Shaina’s eyes danced as the new designer disappeared into a frosted conference room. “Why? Because I’m fat and he’s beautiful?” Izzy toyed with the expensive gold bracelet she’d bought recently on the advice of her therapist; a reward for a body… Continue reading The Dinner Party, by Rosamund Lannin
Operating Within Normal Parameters, by Irette Y. Patterson
Eventually, I took Sallie home to get better. Not home to the city condo where we lived, where each night I plugged her into the silver charging station, waiting for her chirp goodnight. Not even to the place I procured her and the charging station (I got her for 35% off because of the dent… Continue reading Operating Within Normal Parameters, by Irette Y. Patterson
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