Goodreads asked J.L. Forrest:

Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?

J.L. Forrest With all the beauty of a crisp autumn day, the silvered and distant mountains smile upon the prairie, beaming upon Nell as if with all the joys of the saints, and they reflect the love in her heart, all that she has to give to her family, her friends, and her community for the rest of her chockablock days. Yet at the medical center her doctor says, "It's stage four, extremely aggressive," adding after a long breath, "and it doesn't look like your insurance is going to cover it."

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