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The Flight of the heron

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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition

by Paula Guran

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The Dark Magazine, Issue 92, January 2023

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“Who here wants to be a writer?' I asked. Everyone in the room raised his hand. 'Why the hell aren't you home writing?' I said, and left the stage.”
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