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  • Just a Little Procedure

    Just a Little Procedure

    By: WM Frenzel. Microbot #397 enjoyed his work. Sure, cauterizing nose bleeds wasn’t as glamorous as microbots who got to fight cancer. But it could have been worse.…

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  • Filtered

    Filtered

    By: Eric Fomley. “Look at the lion,” I said. Dillon frowned. “It looks sick.” I blinked. “What do you mean, baby? He’s beautiful.” “I don’t like it.” I…

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  • Moddy Bods

    Moddy Bods

    by: Ed Walker. Robert sat by his daughter at the breakfast table, suppressing a shudder of disgust. He poured himself a cup of coffee, remembering a time in…

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  • The Mirror

    The Mirror

    By: William Shaw. I stumbled over to the bathroom mirror. Messy brown hair, blue eyes, pointed nose, crooked teeth. Yep, that was me alright. What the fuck? To…

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  • Coffee Additions

    Coffee Additions

    By: Alisa A. Gaston “What sort of things?” I clung to my stemless wine glass at the dinner party, the Malbec settling my nerves. “Sometimes raisins,” I said,…

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  • Bad Advertising

    Bad Advertising

    By: L. Alvarenga. A ballad about a magnificent coffee reached the ears of the King, a connoisseur of fine drinks: Roasted by dragon flames Crushed by satyr teeth…

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