An obit’s very form announces its most important news. This first, crucial piece of information is already redundant
Mysterious hands strangle a figure against a backdrop of tarot, smoke, and Mormon symbology
“Prodigies,” flash fiction by Drue Denmon
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“Prodigies,” flash fiction by Drue Denmon
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