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Just Listed: Hardwood Floors and a Generous Curse
Fiction Orions Belt 10/28/25 Fiction Orions Belt 10/28/25

Just Listed: Hardwood Floors and a Generous Curse

The other noises are less trivial.

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Moon Beaming
Fiction Orions Belt 9/18/25 Fiction Orions Belt 9/18/25

Moon Beaming

Anyone can catch a crescent moon.

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Five Different Realities to Explore, and One to Avoid
Fiction Orions Belt 8/30/25 Fiction Orions Belt 8/30/25

Five Different Realities to Explore, and One to Avoid

There’s a reality where I save you, at the start.

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The Wind is Waiting
Fiction Orions Belt 7/25/25 Fiction Orions Belt 7/25/25

The Wind is Waiting

The wind will break your heart, just as it broke all our hearts. But that’s why you’re here.

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A Recipe for the Day Alban Kills the King
Fiction Orions Belt 6/28/25 Fiction Orions Belt 6/28/25

A Recipe for the Day Alban Kills the King

Start by chopping the onions.

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The Way Through
Fiction Orions Belt 5/17/25 Fiction Orions Belt 5/17/25

The Way Through

The door, open and welcoming, leaks steadily onto the desk.

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The Chinese Dragon in Our Pond
Fiction Orions Belt 10/14/24 Fiction Orions Belt 10/14/24

The Chinese Dragon in Our Pond

I asked the dragon why he was here and not home, and he said it was because he could no longer see where he was flying.

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The Writing Process of a Fantasy Bard
Fiction Orions Belt 10/14/24 Fiction Orions Belt 10/14/24

The Writing Process of a Fantasy Bard

Write the lines that have lost all feeling.

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The Impermanent Surface of Lake Scintillate
Fiction Orions Belt 9/10/24 Fiction Orions Belt 9/10/24

The Impermanent Surface of Lake Scintillate

Some days the water is sharp, each and every spot that glitters like razors slicing across our bare skin.

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Five Stages of Shedding a Skin
Fiction Orions Belt 8/18/24 Fiction Orions Belt 8/18/24

Five Stages of Shedding a Skin

The only reason anyone gets a new skin is to become someone else.

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Oak for Her Bones, Alder for Her Limbs
Fiction Orions Belt 7/15/24 Fiction Orions Belt 7/15/24

Oak for Her Bones, Alder for Her Limbs

In the morning, she left. I stood watching long after she was out of sight.

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With the City on Her Shoulders
Fiction Orions Belt 6/25/24 Fiction Orions Belt 6/25/24

With the City on Her Shoulders

If only someone took the time to examine her city a bit closer.

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Beautiful Dreamer
Fiction Orions Belt 5/9/24 Fiction Orions Belt 5/9/24

Beautiful Dreamer

Rose vines reach for Lydia.

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Blood, Bone, and Water
Fiction Orions Belt 11/6/23 Fiction Orions Belt 11/6/23

Blood, Bone, and Water

The hedge is a dark mass on the horizon, heavy with scarlet roses.

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But First It Is Sung
Fiction Orions Belt 9/17/23 Fiction Orions Belt 9/17/23

But First It Is Sung

It is not enough merely for the universe to be: it must also be shared.

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Dream, Wish, Kaleidoscope
Fiction Orions Belt 8/19/23 Fiction Orions Belt 8/19/23

Dream, Wish, Kaleidoscope

The obsessions of the father seep into the son.

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The Lighthouse
Fiction Orions Belt 7/24/23 Fiction Orions Belt 7/24/23

The Lighthouse

Vita lay on a cold slab of stone, feeling disappointed with death.

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Prometheus, at the End
Fiction Orions Belt 6/25/23 Fiction Orions Belt 6/25/23

Prometheus, at the End

The eagle never fails to come.

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Driftwood
Fiction Orions Belt 5/15/23 Fiction Orions Belt 5/15/23

Driftwood

I’m on this beach, and I think I might be dead.

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This Morning, She Was Caroline
Fiction Orions Belt 3/16/23 Fiction Orions Belt 3/16/23

This Morning, She Was Caroline

“Who are you today?” I asked her when I woke, finding eyes of vibrant blue looking into mine.

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