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Tag: magical realism

“Transformations” by David Henson

Posted on February 5, 2021

Mom’s breathing was shallow, her skin rough, hair green. I glanced up and saw my father, Fred, checking his phone as his wife of almost 40 years transformed. Fred and […]

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“The Dinner Party” by Alexa Hailey

Posted on October 12, 2020

We arrived right on time, although we had debated that. Isn’t fashionably late, well, fashionable? In the end, though, we were on time. Which was good, because she was out […]

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“When My Ear Fell Off” by Stratos Moustakas & Dora Mezei

Posted on August 7, 2020

When my ear fell off I first thought of the client delegation sitting at the conference room, waiting for the meeting to begin in earnest. My boss would now be […]

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“Tree Song” by Melissa Reynolds

Posted on March 23, 2020

I have stood for over a hundred years in this place, endured the idiots who link hands and try to encompass my bulk, observed the overprepared hiker complete with stuffed […]

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“Jigsaw” by Amber West

Posted on September 4, 2017

I was born a human jigsaw puzzle. I emerged from my mother’s womb, not as a whole baby, but in scattered pieces. The doctors worked non-stop as they assembled me. […]

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“The Living Dead” by John Short

Posted on December 12, 2016

I opened my eyes, emerging from a dream but couldn’t remember anything at all. Shame really because I’d always considered dream space a bit like going to the cinema without […]

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