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  • Won’t Go There

    “Nothing honey,” she said as her imagination shook, stretched, and arched to spring into stories in a sentence and a universe in a handful of words.“Don’t hurt yourself thinkin’ too hard,” he answered with a laugh like a careless arm flinging a door shut.“No chance of that,” she said, settling as they curled into each

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  • The Detection Club

    The cold damp of November nipped at Jemina’s heels as she scurried up the high street. If only it wasn’t raining, if only old Mr. Oglethorpe hadn’t stopped her to discuss vegetable marrow recipes, if only the chemist hadn’t taken so long filling Mother’s prescriptions, if only she hadn’t spent twenty minutes trying on jumpers.

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  • Accidental Mindfulness

    Last Tuesday, I had carpal tunnel surgery on my left hand. I’ve had pain in both hands for years but I put off treatment afraid of losing use of my hands while healing, hoping alternative therapies would work. The pain and loss of dexterity made the decision for me. The surgery was fast. Painlessly I

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  • Sudden Stop

    It’s not the fall that kills you….“Hey, Lisl I got a weird reading here?” Bernie asked.“Just bag it and tag it Bernie. We got three of these old dogs to break down,” Lisl answered without looking up.Bernie shrugged and went back to wiping the ship hard drive.Space Cruiser Endurance, nicknamed Dorie by her many crews,

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  • Hang Time

    “Hello big boy this is 888 HOT BABE come tell Candy what you want, stud?”“Um, no I don’t like that.”“I’m so bad and you’re so strong. Little Candy is just a naughty girl who needs a spanking.”“No! I don’t want a sub.”“How dare you raise your voice to Mistress Candace—““Not a dominatrix, I don’t want

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  • New Sheriff in Town: Always Sherlock

    “You do know what a weekend is?” Myrtle said through her screen door.The android detective tossed her a comical confused look. “Does not compute,” Hacthet said. Then he started do the Funky Robot dance on Myrtle’s front porch. Myrtle opened the door and pulled him through.“I have neighbors.”“You wouldn’t think so from that outfit,” Hatchet

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  • New Sheriff In Town: Reunion

    Django twirled a stylus through his fingers as the holographic sun dipped into the holographic sea. Under her long black lashes, Myrtle watched him. She could still see the baby he had been in his face. In silence mother and son watched the sunset from their porch.“The HOA showed a real nice one tonight, don’t

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  • New Sheriff in Town: Day of the Lepus

    “Hold on, hold on get this then the sailor said, ‘I should have never,” the officer started guffawing at his own joke.“Officer.” Myrtle’s voice was a whip the group of police froze and melted away. She approached the jokester. Myrtle focused on the thin aquamarine horizon line that marked the cool blue white of the

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  • New Sheriff in Town: The Answer

    There were hands to shake and smiles to be given. Myrtle greeted her staff and tour the Law Enforcement wing of Enceladus’ Security Complex. She appeared interested, calm, and completely collected but inside Myrtle reeled. For four years, Myrtle had rehearsed what she would say if she ever saw Hatchet again. She would rage on

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  • Solitaire

    Queen of Hearts on King of Spades then Jack, the cursor moved quickly flipping electronic cards covered in dancing pineapples. Ring, ring.“Southern Pennsylvania Association of Superheroes and Paranormal Entities, this is Claudine.”“The world is going to end tonight….” The voice trailed off into hysterical laughter.“Okay is this Alien Technology or General Supervillain,” Claudine asked her

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