Stories tagged serial-flash

The Second Sun

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The sky smoldered as though amid the aftermath of intergalactic war.

How We Made Gravity about Us

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You took me to task about my insatiable need to recalibrate our purpose.

Birds of Prayer 5. The Lost Ones

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And just as always, as she uttered the syllables, they transformed into sparks charging the air, casting a spell, so that I could not grasp the answers before they evaporated like zeroes.

Birds of Prayer 6. The Slaughter 7. The Blood Sacrifice

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“I knew you’s the snoop fiddling with that butcher knife. Show me the damage.” He knelt to examine my finger. “Cut your finger almost right off, Kitty Kat.”

Birds of Prayer 8. The Miracle of Flight

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I envied the wings Thumbelina strapped on her back at the end of the story, so she could from that day forward rescue herself. I promised myself to add an impossibly flying chicken to my wall in the morning.

The Diary of Anne Frank's Daughter

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Frankly, I would rather die than have my diary published. Now that everyone in the whole world knows Anne’s deepest secrets, I’m sure she would want to kill herself anyway.

The Diary of Anne Frank's Daughter 2. A Living Diary

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Mostly, Lucy and I call each other morons, stupid, and idiots, knowing how important it is to both of us to be smart.

The Diary of Anne Frank's Daughter 3. Suffering Contests

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Fears of instantaneous death might have seized Anne Frank's daughter since she was little, just like they did me, especially in bathrooms, because they reminded us of gas chambers, you know, the whole shower thing, the worry that gas might come out instea

Our Story in Three Endings

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You said you knew I was home because you could smell me through the door.