Fiction for the Cosmically Disturbed

Fiction for the Cosmically Disturbed

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Fiction for the Cosmically Disturbed
A Story of Names

A Story of Names

Less Than Pulp, Issue 59

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Lucas Mangum
Aug 07, 2023
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Moon in the purple eye. Photo by me.

This past Tuesday, Jean took our son to the same trampoline park where I took him and his sister the previous week. While standing on the sidelines to watch him jump around like the little madman he is, she overheard a young woman call out to another little boy. The uniqueness of the child’s name made Jean’s ears perk…

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