FROM BENEATH THE CRIB

by Gordon LeVasseur

What we ought to fear is far from mundane.

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Dana and Sophie deserve a better husband and father than me. They just don’t know it. And if I have anything to do with it, they’ll never know how close I came to letting them slip away from me just a few short years ago. The details in my head swirl about like ghosts in a haunted house. I write these thoughts in an effort to kick open the doors, throw open the windows, and shed light on the scene. Maybe I can exorcise a few wicked spirits and ease my conscience along the way.

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INTROSPECTION

by Eric Bonholtzer

When self-reflection may not reveal the answer you’re looking for.

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It looked like an onyx sarcophagus, better suited for a sepulture than a laboratory, and, as Dr. Weathers studied the myriad of tangled wiring surrounding the base of the machinery, he couldn’t help but think of how things had gone so horribly wrong.

“Twenty attempts and still unreachable,” he muttered beneath his breath.

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PLAYING CARDS IN LIMBO

by Jeromy Henry

It’s tough to win a hand when the cards are stacked against you.

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I thought distractedly that maybe I should join Cirque du Soleil.

I’m not sure if I grew a third arm, or if I simply evolved juggling skills. But I somehow managed to text “hi” to Marty as I was talking to Andy about Saturday’s big game, all the while checking the weather on the smartphone to see if my wife and I could go on the company picnic.

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