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Renee Carter Hall

An Older World

Published Dec 10, 2019 · 1,974 words (8 minutes) · 6 likes · 807 views

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Submerged in grief, Jakob the toymaker spends every evening carving a life-sized horse for his late daughter. But when the horse begins to show signs of life, Jakob finds there may be a place in this world for him just yet. (Audio Available)

Renee Carter Hall’s work has appeared in Strange Horizons, Andromeda Spaceways, Daily Science Fiction, and many more.

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Phillip T. Stephens

Holiday Noir

Published May 6, 2019 · 1,036 words (4 minutes) · 36 views

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Christmas morning. A crime scene in chaos. Tenace couldn’t imagine a worse way to end his year. A couch covered in children’s tears, the presents crushed into wrapping paper and Post-It notes and Santa on the carpet in front of the fireplace, face down with his skull broken open like a coconut.