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Curtis C. Chen

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Published Aug 29, 2019 · 184 words (1 minute) · 59 views

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There’s a derelict factory grounds very close to me, this wall has been erected since the car park was closed to stop cars entering. I love the engraved arrow, rather than the usual, obvious plastic signage. I’m always looking for direction, this photo reminds me that every way is a way.

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Laura Anne Gilman

Catseye

Published Apr 7, 2019 · 788 words (3 minutes) · 2 likes · 350 views

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Originally published in the anthology FAMILIARS, edited by Denise Little, it was born out of hearing a man say that he would never date a woman who owned a cat....

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Jen Knox

Rideshare

Published Mar 3, 2019 · 2,352 words (9 minutes)

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"Am I dead?” “You should be so lucky. All this craziness going on in your world.” As she spoke, a child who looked like Peter from The Snowy Day, the first book I remember reading, ran alongside us on the street in his red suit.

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Jen Knox

West on N Road

Published Feb 12, 2019 · 3,746 words (14 minutes) · 7 views

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"Rattle walked the loop at sunrise and sunset. At dawn, he was quick-footed, ignoring joints that ached and scraped as though rusted. He pushed on, to the first big rock, shaking the bones and waking the tendons. The stiffness would ease after a quarter-mile."

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Jen Knox

Our Sky, the Ocean

Published Dec 19, 2018 · 735 words (3 minutes) · 384 views

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Two sisters learn to see the world in new ways.

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Jen Knox

The Suit

Published Dec 14, 2018 · 2,261 words (9 minutes) · 294 views

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"Miranda could get anyone to smile, and there was nowhere people needed to smile more than on public transportation in northwestern Ohio."

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Jen Knox

10-4

Published Nov 23, 2018 · 4,247 words (16 minutes) · 118 views

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Jeff will be my first arrest. I don’t dislike the guy, but it’ll be easy, make me look tough out of the gate. The first arrest is a big deal, and I happen to know that Jeff will break the law any given day he finds breath in his lungs.

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