Stories tagged “changeling”
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Bouts-Rimés Part Deux: The Changeling
She was as boundless as the sky— No ring upon her finger, No hand upon her thigh— There was no place she longed to linger. She watched no standard clock As she danced below the moon. Then men descended like a flock, Resolved to make her swo...
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Does Brian Seem Different to You?
The doors to his room were all closed, even the closet door. The lights were off, except for a small plug-in night light in the shape of a train. The dim light suggested safety rather than demanding it. Despite all of the precautions, Brian was afraid....
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Finally, Brian
In the dim, in the cool, Brian lay in his bed and dreamed. He dreamed of finally building a tree-house, finally riding his bike all the way up the hill on Johnson Street. Oh the things Brian would do now that he could do them, had the hands and feet an...
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Trade In
“Mommy, mommy!” Seven kids rushed into the room led by my daughter. Breathless she ran, tiny shoes tapping against the hard wood floor, and threw her arms around me, trembling. “What’s wrong, Nadya?” “I didn’t ...
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Missing Charlie
At the sound of his name, Charlie stumbled out of the bush in a daze. His shirt was on inside out, and he blinked a lot like he had just woken up. He looked at me hesitantly, as if he didn’t know who I was. I dropped the rock to pick him up, and ...