Author

Rich Matrunick

Rich Matrunick lives in Mebane, North Carolina with his wife and daughter. His stories have appeared in Ray Gun Revival, Electric Spec, and Stupefying Stories, and will be appearing in issue #8 of Bull Spec. You can follow his infrequent updates at richmatrunick.com.

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The Watchmaker's Gift

It begins the same as always, with the sound of the shovel scraping over the country road. I sit upon the dashboard of the idling car--being a turtle, it's the only way I can see--watching as the old woman lifts her shovel, carrying the mangled carcass of a squirrel. She opens…