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Contemporary FictionA friend has a violin tattooed across her back. That is the entire origin, and the story has nothing to do with her. I wanted to know who would choose that image.
Contemporary FictionThis one came from nowhere in particular. Written by the inkblot method: drop one concept, drop others near it, write outward from each, and wait for the story islands to join.
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