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The Enchanted Forest by Brian Crawford

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The Enchanted Forest by Brian Crawford

The foreman had gone into town to spend the night with a stewardess, leaving Roy and Tommy alone at the mountain fire station with a radio and a water tanker they weren’t supposed to drive.

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A Working Theory of Stellar Collapse by Sam Miller Khaikin

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Mwela has a lot of theories. He tells you about them each night after dinner, after the fish fryers have cooled and the last of the ugali is scraped from the tabletops...

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Martha and Other Anomalies by Kerrin Piché Serna

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Martha and Other Anomalies by Kerrin Piché Serna

The pineapple was flying! It paused at the pinnacle of its arc, weightless, and then began its descent—slow, sinking, faster, faster—finally landing with a thump into the tall grass beside the road. 

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Heisenberg by William Shih

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Heisenberg by William Shih

You make the first move, a vague email saying something to the effect that you’re around and bored, and if he’s free, you might be free, too.

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When You Cross the Border by Molly Greeley

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When You Cross the Border by Molly Greeley

When your mother refuses to talk to you after your marriage, you will turn to your husband and say, “She’ll come around to us in time.”

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