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Jason A. Bartles

Jason A. Bartles, originally from West Virginia, now calls Philadelphia home. He lives with his husband and two dogs, a blue-eyed husky and a pit-mix who will lick your face off. He teaches Latin American literature at a regional university. His most recent stories can be found at Metaphorosis Magazine and in The World's Revolution: Gaia Awakens. Check out his website for links: jasonabartles.wordpress.com Follow him on Twitter @jabartles.

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No Worries

I stand in line to buy a beverage, tuning out the halitosis and manufactured perfumes that bristle against my wattle. Its purpose is not to keep us cool. We don't perspire like the humans, always leaking fluids from every crevice and fold. They must find it uncomfortable to live…