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Marissa Kristine Lingen

Marissa Lingen is a freelance writer living in the Minneapolis suburbs with two large men and one small dog. She plays the piano, makes a mean dark chocolate mousse, and is probably too emotionally attached to having lakes and trees around.

Look Away

Some people you don't know are running away from an explosion. You don't know them. Whatever people, any people. It's not important. No, all ages, all genders, it's just people, okay? And there's an explosion and they're running. How do you feel? Would you like to look away now?…

Old Age Wrestles Thor Again

Elli had been on every circuit, in various costumes. Always a heel. She was never above choking, taking people's eyes out, anything. She'd do it for free outside the ring if you were patient. She'd brought down most of the biggest faces there'd ever been, although a few…

Purposeful

1. Compromised "That was purposeful." "Yes, no curling. Not posturing, he's in there. Mr. Lund? Ed? Can you wiggle your toes for me, Ed?" The daughter stepped forward, hesitant, hand on the rail of the bed. "How will we know if he--when he--" The patient's color was better. He…

Modification or Mutation: 8 Ways a Parent Can Be Sure

As a responsible parent, you've chosen only a safe, beneficial slate of genetic modifications for your children. But once they go away to school, they face a bewildering variety of changes in their friends and classmates. How will you know which of their peers are acceptable for…

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