Josie's Coat
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A woman with shoulder bones as sharp as an eagle's talons-bones almost protruding from her skin-opens her mouth as wide as it'll go, impossibly wide, consuming the pill that takes both of her arms to cradle. The nourishment makes her thin stomach pop out like she's pregnant with a child so large it'll burst through her stomach. She swallows slowly and licks her lips. Her eyes search around hungrily for more.
That dream again.
Josie is skilled at her job as an "unfortunate" who inhabits the bodies of her clients to perform their work while they sleep, but her coworkers' cruel jealousy over her success leads to her enslavement and the loss of her dream-worker status. A YA sci-fi reimagining of the tale of Jacob's favorite son Joseph, his dreams, and his famous coat.
A novelette by the author of The Blood, Bloom, & Water Series, The Never Veil Series, and Fall Far from the Tree.
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