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The Gilded Boy (John Bartlett)

Verity La November 3, 2017 Fiction, Out of Limbo

Christ, one minute I’m walking behind Akmal and the next I’m lying on the ground, stunned, covered in dust and blood. His blood. I never understood why there wasn’t a …

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    • Fiction
      • Lies to Live By
      • Being Sure
    • Interviews
      • Lighthouse Yarns
    • Non Fiction
      • Rogue State
      • Verity La Forum
      • Through the Looking Glass
    • Poetry
      • Heightened Talk
      • Spoken Word
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      • Clozapine Clinic — The Frater Project
      • Discoursing Diaspora
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      • Out of Limbo
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