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  • In the Details

    In the Details

    by: Greg Schwartz. “Argulo… spectra… glammock!” Derrick threw up his hands like the picture in the grimoire. The air shimmered. It was working! “Whatcha doing?” Lanie stood in…

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  • Abnormal Distribution

    Abnormal Distribution

    by: Kimberly Ann Smiley. Victoria clutched my hand as we toured the Middleton Gifted Boarding School. It had felt like winning the lottery when she was accepted, but…

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  • The Birds on the Power Lines

    The Birds on the Power Lines

    by: M.A. Dosser. The birds on the power lines aren’t birds. Mr. Johansson built them. With their hidden camera eyes and microphone beaks, he learned about the Burgwins’…

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  • Short

    Short

    by: Liam Hogan. —this moment. This shocking, terrible moment, when the capacitor explodes, robbing us of all the temporal energy we have stored, and worse. Much worse. Robbing…

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