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In the Sea Beast
Continue reading: In the Sea BeastHe reeked of sweat and wine and rotting fish, and so did everyone else who sat shivering and trapped in the gristled black of the beast. The man squatted alone in his tweed rags to prod the thick shallows with a sharpened pole. He waited, silver-haired and asthmatic with his hands shaking and coralled over…
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From A Far Country
Continue reading: From A Far CountryMiriam and Dorothy are just getting to be best girlfriends again. They hadn’t spoken for a while over a silly disagreement about some money Dorothy had loaned her. Then Charlie, Miriam’s second husband, got drunk and shot himself.
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The Attendant
Continue reading: The AttendantTo get to my job at the Quick ‘n Easy convenience store, I would cut behind the Catholic school, through the Chevy lot where my father used to work, and down the stretch of St. Mary’s Avenue that was squeezed between the old folks’ home and the cemetery.
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Vector
Continue reading: VectorThat doctor murmurs non-committal clinical commentary, which I’ve learned translates roughly to What the fuck is that?
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Nathan Holic
Continue reading: Nathan HolicNathan Holic reads from American Fraternity Man, in which the narrator tries to clean up his Google footprint for a job interview.