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This zine has several very short pieces that are a lot of fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2b7d6fb41d8715c6fef4a5/1779642830315-7P4D93I5KL6QDWRPISL5/unsplash-image-BKeDzslBq5U.jpg Blog - Short Story Mania - Twelve is Divisible by One This is a rather messed-up short story told from a first-person POV. It’s one of those stories that came to me, and I wrote it down furiously during every spare moment until it was done. 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