Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman
Faithless by Joyce Carol Oates
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami
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My shoulders ached as the spade pushed into the ground once more. It only took a month of working in the Pere Lachaise to get this far. Paris' most famous cemetery, the resting place of such luminaries as Edith Piaf and Oscar Wilde had eagerly taken me on. In fact such an impression had been made I felt confident my employers would forgive the minor indiscretion currently being perpetrated. I put down the spade as I reached softer soil, took off my cap, wiped the sweat from my brow and tossed the useless garment onto the tombstone of the grave I was digging up. Read Jim Morrison’s Leg by Adam Maxwell.
And the word came from the mouth of the serpent. He made his way across the soft, moist, green grass that tickled his delicate underbelly. He neared the two warm bodies that lay languidly under the apple tree knowing now was the time to strike and carry out the orders his Lord had entrusted to him, and him alone.. Read In the Garden by JK Terhardt.
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This is the May, 2007, newsletter from Short Stories at Bella Online.
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Dear Malcolm, The first thing to say is, I'm sorry. I know it won't be easy for you to believe after recent events, but I deeply regret the mess I've made and the embarrassment I've caused you. I've had time to turn it all over since I've been here – to be honest, there's not much else to do but ruminate once you've wandered around the market and visited the Orang-utan sanctuary - so I'm writing to try and explain. Read Letter from the Understudy by Kathryn Simmonds.
I realised I was the last person awake, apart from the hosts, so I prepared to leave. They weren't having any of it - they gave me a couple of sofa cushions and insisted that I crash in the spare room, if I could find any floor space. I got up and weaved my way through the debris from the house party. The hosts showed me the way and bid me goodnight. As I climbed the stairs, the light dimmed until I was feeling my way along the walls. Read Cora by Charlie Fish.
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