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The Giraffe Whispers Human Words, John Gabriel Adkins
“Ex-Detective Hughes cottoned-up his ears and approached the cornered shadowy giraffe, still headlow, still muttering human. I’m here to bargain. Nod if you understand. The giraffe nodded.”
Different Strokes, Matthew Byrne
“Something had to be done, so I burned / his obscure punk cds into my computer, / so he could listen to his music randomly”
SuckMyDick7: A Ghost Story, Carolyn A. Drake
“My personal poltergeist has time to stick his tongue out at me before he is forced to dive into the couch to avoid my grasp. He pops up beside me through a ragged cushion to reveal his body from the shoulders up, mirroring a bizarre version of whack-a-mole.”
We Will Walk the Earth Together, As Bipedal Hominoids, Hand in Hand, Kimberly Kaufman
“The Sasquatch had seen me. I should have tried to make better use of my camouflage jacket, but it was too late for that. It stood nearly seven feet tall, was covered in hair, longer than I had expected, and on its head, it had flowing, long red hair. Like a supermodel.”
A Little Death, Elliott Zee
“Jeanette’s death was a cute little thing that wriggled in her lap like a newborn kitten. It was so small that it could fit in the palm of her hand, where it would gurgle and sputter its last breath in a perpetual exit without an ending.”
Always Leave Them Wanting More, C. G. Thompson
“The cloud dreamed of being a magician, but already was, / gliding on invisible currents across a performance / of sky.”