Author
Bo Balder
The Gang Assembles
I tried to sneak out of the attic under cover of the air raid sirens, but a cold little hand grabbed mine and wouldn't let go. I couldn't have Precious wake up the others, so we tiptoed downstairs. Precious was dressed in every layer she had and wore shoes. That meant she'd…
Splat Day
Marin's smartcane tapped out her way over the up-and-down alleys. She was taking a shortcut through the Gukke quarter despite tense relations between the races. Maybe a strange choice for a blind woman, but she was in a hurry. Halfway through the alley an enormous looming…
All About the Eye
The party was for 'signed only; no naturals allowed. Charoll kept her pearled face mask on at first. She'd gotten so many adverse reactions all her life on the unruly growths that popped up all over her body when they were a child, that it felt weird and scary to take it off…
Goldfish and Tea
The White Lady will receive us in the honeymoon suite. The elevator groans and stutters getting us up. I'm afraid it's going to fail and crash, and I can't tell Dad because I know he won't listen to me anyway. Or maybe we both kind of want that to happen and I don't want to see…
I Bid Genocide
***Editor's Note: Mature story, dealing with mature, disturbing themes*** Ebba Molina chews her lip in the Forever or Gone contestants' booth, watching the opening bids of the opposing team. "Mx. Ozturk from Izmir, what do you bid?" The game show host asks, glittering his…