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Carnival Ever After

It had all sounded reasonable enough, and she had privately welcomed the break from the crowds and the terror and horror and, far worse, pity in their eyes. That remained in the private showings, of course. But at least she faced fewer eyes. But the additional coin had never manifested. Not that she trusted Miguel—no one did—but she did trust Sophie, and Sophie frequently worked the ticket booth.
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The Big Glass Box and the Boys Inside

She had a poetic edge to her words and used them in full cascade to warn you. She had been in your place years ago, down to receiving the summer offer from Grey & Tender, LLP. But she got out before the transformation took. She still has the slightest point to her ears. A crystalline cast to her fingers where the nails are sharper than they should be. No longer keratin. Some sort of polished chitin.
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Issue 135

Issue 135 with Original Fiction by Isabel J. Kim, Mari Ness, Lindz McLeod, K.S. Walker, Akis Linardos, and Jordan Kurella. Flash Fiction by Sagan Yee and Michelle Denham. Classic Fiction by V.G. Harrison and LP Kindred. Essays by Eugen Bacon and Monica Valentinelli.
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