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Month: July 2024

Close up on a man's boots next to a shovel, the background shows skeletal trees.

Now You Dig
by Zachary Robert Long (3349 words, estimated reading time: 16 minutes)

Posted on July 13, 2024August 26, 2024 by Zack Long

When they got there two sets of hands were pulling her out of the black Nissan Pathfinder and into the light of the setting sun as it reflected off the shards of rusted metal throughout the scrapyard. Her pale blond hair was disheveled. Her mouth was covered by layers of duct tape. Her left eye…

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