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Tag: literary fiction

  • He Knows My Name

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    Joe Class III
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    A stranger in Pioneer Square quotes lines from banned books. Ink-stained fingers. Knowledge of old stories makes him dangerous. But it’s what he knows about me that turns my blood cold. In a world without books, how does he know my name?

  • Timing’s Not Everything

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    Joe Class III
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    Excerpt from Timing’s Not Everything Jim’s head disappeared under the hood of the pickup, coughing and sputtering like it had a grudge against the morning. White smoke curled into the air, thick and sour. A cigarette clung to his lip, ash threatening to fall into the engine. But Jim? He didn’t flinch. Eyes closed, he…