New stories up at current.sonandfoe.com:
An Eye for an Eye by Janelle Turgeon:
My right eye is a health freak. At his urging, we’ve been eating better and getting in shape. We especially enjoy hiking. My left eye is reluctant, but we bribe him into coming along—he’ll do anything for a pixie stick.
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A Buildup of Days by Tina Connolly:
“Days are very explosive.”
“Were.”
Were, my ass. Bodies are the only packaging.”
“Merely the most convenient. No longer the only.”
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Asymptotic Death Watch by Greg Beatty:
My grandfather, a vet,
gave me a watch.
A crazy watch.
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From late last week:
Bianca’s Hands by Theodore Sturgeon:
Bianca’s mother was leading her when Ran saw her first. Bianca was squat and small, with dank hair and rotten teeth. Her mouth was crooked and it drooled. Either she was blind or she just didn’t care about bumping into things. It didn’t really matter because Bianca was an imbecile. Her hands…