Making the Cut (Short Story)
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Each of us has our own definition of "escape."
In this horror short, a young social worker delivers a tiny gift to an elderly agoraphobic without realizing its world-changing consequences. "Making the Cut" was a finalist in Fangoria's Weird Words 2 fiction contest.
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