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Riley Tao

Riley Tao (they/them) is a student at the University of Chicago. In their free time, they enjoy writing stories online and playing with their cat. They obsess over spreadsheets and wonder how they're going to make a living when they grow up. They have previously been published in Reckoning Literary Magazine, and have upcoming publications in Protean Magazine and Cast of Wonders.

She Died As She Lived

The girl who claims to be my daughter stares at me pale-faced, wide-eyed, one palm shading her eyes against my car's headlights, the other outstretched as if that would stop me from running her over with a twitch of my foot. The wending, midnight road is empty save for the two…