Fiction by Michele Bardsley

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“Is this your fourth or fifth divorce?” I ask. “I can’t remember.”
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Macabre Monday
Fiction that celebrates the walking dead, the spirits of the dead, the undead, and the dead-dead
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A Mother Scorned
I knew lots about subtraction, including 3 – 1 = 2.
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The Monster Lives in the Basement
You think about what a terrible little boy you are while the monster eats you.
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2. Ambulance
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Our New Lipstick Will Leave You Speechless
Put the lipstick on. See if it improves your face.
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Author Michele Bardsley
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It's a Dirty Job, Dead Ned
I took a monster job at The Winchester Hotel.
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Sundays at Granny's
Breathing ain’t living, Granny. Living is living.
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Spiders
Those pricks ruined breakfast for me forever.
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Guilt Eats Away at Me
The neon sign of the liquor store shines like the bright welcome of a church...
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March 2024

I’m Your Friendly Neighborhood Merry Makeup Representative
You don’t choose our business. Our business chooses you!
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Author Michele Bardsley
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Yes, I'm a Unicorn
I'm here to stab you.
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