Author

Megan R. Engelhardt

Megan Engelhardt likes to find the story behind the story and knows that a good con is never truly over. Her work has appeared in Necrotic Tissue, Silver Blade, and Crossed Genres, among others. She can be found at megengelhardt.com or on Twitter at twitter.com/MadMerryMeg.

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The Long Con

I knew the girl would never give up her child. I knew before I asked. That is the sort of deal you only make if you're young and naive and facing execution and the idea of a child is so very far away that it is an easy thing to give up. But I asked her anyway, knowing that she…