Mourning Doves

The night that Daddy died, Mama became the man of the house, leaving me to take care of the little ones. I was 16 years old then—17 now.  Alice and Luke were 6 and 7.  We have no way of knowing how old Joseph is, but I guess that doesn't really matter, does it? 

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Arthur

Arthur Godwin can see the future... but that might not be such a good thing.

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Green Wallpaper

I wake up still pissed about the church lawn. The local boy’s basketball team was going to state, and good for them, but someone had gotten the bright idea to cut a big old bulldog into the church lawn to celebrate. You couldn’t even tell what it was supposed to be, just a big ugly blob.

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URE, DRACO

A blind man on the back of a dragon. Seems fine.

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Metaplasia

Victor H. Wolfe, Monster Hunter for Hire, adjusted his scarf. He hated the damn thing, but it was beginning to snow and he wasn’t particularly interested in freezing off the tip of his nose. He looked at his watch (8:27...

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Boneyman

What's in the bag, Terry? What's in the bag???

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Window

Erica, just calm down for a second! The wood-paneled walls still reverberated with Erica’s scream. Chris could feel the shaking sinking-gut feeling that hit him when he heard her beginning to fade. He stood at the window gesturing at the...

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