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Flash Fiction: The Future of Birth Control

It’s a perfectly normal day when I decide that it’s time to go to the coffee shop down the street and end it. The skies are blue, blue with a slight tinge of purple, blue so clear that it feel like living inside a marble. The cloud overhead is white and as soft as a puff of cotton stuffing. I walk through the iron front gate, which is pulled back during business hours, into the courtyard. I walk past the juice shop to the right—bee pollen, vegan cheese, poblano avocado dressing—to get to the coffee shop. The courtyard is paved with bricks in a basketweave pattern. The umbrellas are open, the mismatched patio tables and chairs set out, but there aren’t many people here yet. It’s four o’clock on a Friday and some goth is humming over the stereo, a mournful tune backed by a drum machine. The rainbow flags are out—we still celebrate Pride month here. Palm leaves rustle and birds chirp and squeak.

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Crime du Jour, Day 27: Shoplifting

Crime du Jour: 31 Days of Malfeasance, Misconduct, and Immorality One crime story per day, all the way through October. Ebook is currently available here. Crime du Jour #27: Shoplifting GOOD LUCK PIG GLUCKSSCHWEINSILVER ANTIQUE CHARMLUCKY BRACELET PROTECTION SPELL Condition: New, handmadeVolume Pricing:1: $39.99 (each)2+: $35.99 (10% off each)10 available 279 sold / See Feedback Shipping:SHIPS

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