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A Firm Hand: available on Books ‘N Pieces Magazine
“You can’t talk to customers like that. Yelling, giving ‘em attitude, never okay.” Frank leans in toward Katie, aiming for gentle but firm in his tone. She’s a good kid and usually a good employee too, so he doesn’t want to tear her a new one. It’s a learning opportunity for her, and, down the road,…
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The Gift: available on NUNUM (microfiction)
You tear pages out of magazines and leave them around your room. They’re all advertisements for children’s toys—cheerful pastel, smiling kids, spotless playrooms. I gather them up while you’re out of the room, plucking them from the foot of your bed, the dresser, the rocking chair by the window. The bathroom door opens and you…
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Swim or Sink: available on Indie It Press (microfiction)
I was delighted to be a winner of Indie It Press’ Napkin Microfiction contest with my piece Swim or Sink. This was yet another story initially written for an early round of NYC Midnight’s microfiction contest. For each round you’re given a genre, a word that must be included in the story, and an action…
Ariel Kay 