Fiction
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And They Danced by the Light of the Moon
The principal stared at the boy sitting on the chair across from his desk. Jules Tremblay was wearing a pair of penny loafers with gym socks
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Four Stories
The Life of a Zombie He and I moved in together a week ago, and I am still blown away by my feelings for him. I had given up after …
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This Cake Is for the Party
It’s cooling on a rack on the kitchen counter. David is on the couch, cleaning under his fingernails with a corner of his Safeway card, and I’m in the kitchen, …
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The Ring Bin
The host glitters as he leans into the mike, glitters in the swath of white shirt between his dark lapels, glitters even in his hair. He may have tinsel in …
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Madame Poirer’s Dog
When Doctor Gisele came this morning to assess me again, she asked me to name an animal that has four legs. I told her a snake. Honestly. Why does Residence …
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The Rules of Engagement
For a man who made his living seducing women, Fork wasn’t particularly good in bed. Susan and her friends, Lindy and Mai-Lin—women she’d known for a decade, known since high …
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