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Praxis Short Fiction

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Christmas cake

“Waiter.”“Yes, sir.”“We’d like to place an order.”“Of course.”The man glanced at the woman beside him. She wore an emerald dress, bare against the season, her eyes the same sharp green under the low light. The fabric caught the candlelight when she shifted in her seat. A wool coat lay folded over the empty chair beside her, sleeves tucked in carefully, as if it had been placed there long before they sat down.“You decide,” he said.She smiled, resting her elbows lightly on the table. “Filet mignon with balsamic glaze.”He nodded. “And your best...

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Where the First Drop Fell

The evening heat clung to the streets long after the sun had slipped away. Summer pressed its weight over everything—over the stalled traffic, over the worn pavements, over the people drifting home in slow, tired lines. Cars inched forward with reluctant horns, their sound stretching thin in the heavy air. A faint dust haze hovered above the road, glowing dull and orange beneath the streetlights, as if the day refused to loosen its grip.A boy stood among them, quiet enough to fade into the scene at first glance. His backpack rested near his ...

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