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Linger Just a Little
By: V. Astor Solomon. Nobody notices when the doors take a moment too long to open, not unless they’re in a hurry. When they press the button and…
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What You Wish For
By: Thomas J. Griffin. “You’re sure?” asked the genie. Old man Bill nodded. He’d bought the lamp at a garage sale, mistaking it for a watering can. “You…
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House Heartbeat
By: Beth Goder. The house had a heartbeat. The walls pulsed like lungs breathing. Once inside, Clara could hear the booming rhythm. It wasn’t the biggest house on…
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Not for Sale
By: Gabriella Dolores Menezes “How much for the android?” 023 stops in his tracks. “Oh, he’s not for sale, just helping out,” Susan says. “Really? I’ll give you…
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Autohaunting
By: R. S. Mot. For my eighteenth birthday, I inherited $200,000 in debt. We’ve been preparing our whole lives for when we’d receive information on our pasts selves.…
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The Taste of Iron
By: C.E. O’Conaing. Alicja’s left fist bounced off the bag. She belted out another half dozen rabbit punches, swift, savage blows that almost punctured its surface. Sweat poured,…
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