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By: Zach Shephard. Today the nation mourns the loss of renowned gunsmith Samuel Cole, who died in a shooting near his home. Cole made many contributions to the…
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Nelson and Main
By: Stein Acker. It works 94% of the time, so it should have worked for Aidan: right after a traumatizing event, zap the hippocampus, and the patient won’t…
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Love Scales All
By: Paul Lewthwaite. Ellie bounced into Titan’s frigid atmosphere, leaving the stolen moon-buggy behind. Mithram Montes towered over her, layered slabs of vertical ice, indifferent to her plight.…
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The Chase
By: Nileena Sunil. I’ve been running away from you over several lifetimes. Every time I’m reborn, you’re there to chase me. You were the Babylonian general who hunted…
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Just in Time
By: Susanna Fraser Stone. It’s yesterday. Thirty teenagers, loud and alive, wait to board a bus. “Lilah Vasquez!” I shout. A girl whirls to face me, big brown…
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Please Don’t Cry
By: M.A. Dosser. Bringing a baby into a zombie-infested town wasn’t my best idea. But her mother needs medicine. I couldn’t leave the baby with her. Zombies don’t…
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