Off Limits

_"Time for bed, sweetie."_ _ Fran looked crestfallen. "Can't I just stay up until the next commercial?"_ _ Her mother grinned, endeared yet still reproachful. "You always say that." The days always seemed so short. Whenever they were at an end, all...

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Let Them Eat Cake

Fran had made it a habit to always make sure that her pets' treats would be kept in a place where her pets couldn't reach them. It'd been a safety precaution, for their own good. One day, somehow, though, she'd made a mistake and left them somewhere...

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Only In Dreams

Eli rolled off Mano, lying back in bed to grab and light a cigarette from the nightstand. "That was good," she said simply, drawing in and blowing out smoke as she spoke. The poet had always had a minimalistic streak to her. "I hope you liked that."...

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Surface

Mano wasn't fazed by eli's atheism. she'd lived in a religiously diverse environment for most of her life, mostly around muslims and sikhs, none of which her parents had taught her to think less of because of their beliefs.

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Lucifer Economics

"Do angels fall in love, mom?" "Of course not." What silly questions children asked sometimes. "Aw, that's sad." She pouted. Her mother smiled. "Don't worry about them, sweetie. Angels are okay that way. They're used to it." "But why?" She furrowed...

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