#carniepunk

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It wouldn't be me, this time.

Rachel Caine, from "The Cold Girl" in Carniepunk

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And one day, it will consume me.

Allison Pang, from "A Duet with Darkness" in Carniepunk

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We strolled off as the sun rose, arm in arm.

Nicole Peeler, from "The Inside Man" in Carniepunk

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‘Let’s do this.’

Kelly Gay, from “Hell’s Menagerie” in Carniepunk

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‘Shut your mouth.’

Hillary Jacques, from “Recession of the Divine” in Carniepunk

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It’s a slow, wet lick

Mark Henry, from “The Sweeter the Juice” in Carniepunk

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Whistling, I slid my knife back up my sleeve and left the Wheel of Death and the stage behind.

Jennifer Estep, from “Parlor Tricks” in Carniepunk

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Annie raised her face and howled her rage at the waning moon.

Jaye Wells, from “The Werewife” in Carniepunk