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Never Warm Enough
His name is Jerony. He is tall and gangly for a nine-year old, and does not know what to do with himself. He is never warm enough, no matter how many blankets his father gives him. No matter how big … Continue reading
Bring Her Back
The church sat in the middle of Nothington, just away from the crossroads, over the arch of the Blue Bridge. Its white spire stood stark against the Belt of Venus, while the hills surrounding the valley held up the sky … Continue reading
Brad
“I’ll fucking kill you,” he raged, fists clenched, his face twisted in a grimace of fury. “Now, Brad…” There wasn’t any reason left on that face — there wasn’t any thought left, anything that could hear rational thought, anything that … Continue reading
It Wasn’t Me
So easily the center of his chest had opened, a blossom, a poppy, spreading in a flash of redblack. He dropped to the concrete, his knees buckling, eyes rolling to the back of his head. When he struck the ground, … Continue reading
Stitch-n-Bitch
“This is disastrous,” Adele said, looking over the fabric. “Absolutely disastrous.” “It’s the tiniest stain. Put a pearl there.” Beatrice looked unperturbed by the existence of the little mark, a spot of blood that happened upon the cloth when she’d … Continue reading