"The baseboards can always be painted over."
The sentence played over and over again in Margaret's head. The real estate agent had muttered it innocently under her breath, but it stuck with he
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Short Circuit #13 features ten original texts combining humour, emotion and suspense. The different genres range from short fiction to children's to comics. As for the themes, there is something for everyone, including magical realism, naturalism and science-fiction!
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"The baseboards can always be painted over."
The sentence played over and over again in Margaret's head. The real estate agent had muttered it innocently under her breath, but it stuck with he
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The bird contained
within a bone-melded cage
tries to breathe:
a bubble of air rises,
a pump
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Bronagh's mother watched her toying with her food.
"Sit up straight, Bronnie," she chided, "and finish your dinner. Your father's ready to read you a story."
"I don't want to."
"Well, if you'd
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