The Contraption [Short Story]
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Complete, First published Mar 09, 2017
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[One Million Project - Fantasy/Sci-Fi Anthology]
Russell Cornelius Brattle - a punctual and orderly teen - worked long hours as an apprentice tinker to provide for his broken family. His cousin Agatha - a free-spirited youngster - was eager to put her sewing days behind her and get her hands greasy. But she and her prosthetic limb turned out to be more trouble than they were worth. One act of clumsiness put into motion a chain of events that not even Russell could fix...

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                                             This short story appears in the Fantasy/Sci-Fi edition of the One Million Project (OMP). All proceeds from the OMP go towards the charities Cancer Research UK and EMMAUS (a homelessness organization).
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                                              © 2016 by K.V. Wilson. All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author.

Cover design © 2016 by K.V. Wilson; images used from Pexels and Pixabay under creative commons.

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                                      #593 in Science Fiction - June 11/17
First Place in the Chaos Awards, Nov/17
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