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Interview with author Judi Calhoun at Theme of Absence . com.

Author Interview: Judi Calhoun

Interviews

Judi Calhoun lives with ferocious black bears and wild wolves that howl at the moon every night in …

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"Ceci in the Sky" A short story by Dan Stout. Read online at Theme of Absence . com.

Ceci in the Sky by Dan Stout

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Ceci hovered high up in the air, far enough that that the lights and noises of the city weren't …

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10 Questions with author Dan Stout at Theme of Absence . com.

Author Interview: Dan Stout

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Dan Stout lives in Columbus, Ohio, where he writes about the things which terrify and inspire him. …

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"Growth" A Short Story by Joseph Benedict. Read online at Theme of Absence . com.

Growth by Joseph Benedict

Short Stories

There's not much time left. We should have done something sooner. It took thirty hours from the …

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10 questions with author Joseph Benedict

Author Interview: Joseph Benedict

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Joseph Benedict lives and writes in Ypsilanti, Michigan. 1. How long have you been writing and what …

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"Forgetting" A Short Story by JT Gill. Read online at Theme of Absence . com

Forgetting by JT Gill

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If I had to pick, I would forget the day you were born. Genius parents have a son, the papers …

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Interview with author JT Gill at Theme of Absence . com

Author Interview: JT Gill

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JT Gill is a 22 year living in Virginia. His work has appeared in Every Day Fiction, Daily Science …

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"4 Drinks that Got Me Through the Apocalypse" A Short Story by Clive Tern with illustration by Tim Bougger. Read online at Theme of Absence . com.

4 Drinks that Got Me Through the Apocalypse by Clive Tern

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We're all young at some point, some earlier than others. I was later than many. You ushered me into …

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10 Questions with author Clive Tern at Theme of Absence . com.

Author Interview: Clive Tern

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Clive lives by the sea in rural Cornwall, England, and writes short stories and poetry. He has been …

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"Take Them to the Happiness Zoo" Flash Fiction by Mary E. Lowd. Read online at Theme of Absesnce . com.

Take Them to the Happiness Zoo by Mary E. Lowd

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Exhausted, Junie watched her five-year-old daughter and two toddler sons play with Gorvall. They …

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Dead Men's Clothes By Eddie D. Moore. Read online at Theme of Absence . com.

Dead Men’s Clothes By Eddie D. Moore

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Joel slept on a lumpy mattress stuffed with dead men's clothes. He had become obsessed with near …

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"Shush" Flash fiction by M. J. Wolfson. Read online at Theme of Absence . com

Shush by M. J. Wolfson

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All the sounds in the world disappeared. Nobody knew how it happened or why. The Russians blamed the …

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