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Foetal Decision

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Ian didn't take me seriously until I tugged at my curls and a handful dropped from my head like dead leaves. That got his attention. I was glad he stopped talking then because his words had turned into syrup, arching past me in golden spirals.

Short Fuse

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He flips through channels, looking for anything worth watching. Someone said a person's lifespan is shortened by 22 minutes for every hour of television watched. He should have been dead years ago. Eyes glazed over, he gapes at flickering images, a kaleidoscope of…