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Gun Street Girl

by K. A. Laity

His ears rang. Her chest bloomed red. She fell smiling. He was outside in the car before he drew a breath. The Buick shot down the hill toward the traffic on King Fish Row. As he stomped on the useless brake pedal he could hear her laughing last.

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K. A. Laity is an award-winning author, scholar, critic, editor, and arcane artist. Follow her on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. Her podcast Is It Funny? can be found here.