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Bullet Swallower, The

The Wages of Sin Author: Elizabeth Gonzalez James Lamentations 5:7: Our fathers sinned, and are no more; It is we who have borne their iniquities. The history of the Sonoro’s starts with a man who has gold in his eyes and hate in his heart. His atrocities have cleaved lands asunder, have left the innocent to die deep in the earth, have become the stuff of legends. It’s 1895, and this man’s latest descendent, Antonio, is leaving the peace of his farm to follow the family line. Antonio is a bandit, and he will rob a train to save his [...]

Blinds, The

The Pain Of Remembering Author: Adam Sternbergh Memories are bullets. Some whiz by and only spook you. Others tear you open and leave you in pieces. ~ Richard Kadrey The entire town of Caesura is filled with criminals – killers, rapists, and worse. The twist? They don’t know it. Welcome to Caesura, or The Blinds as the locals call it. They’re all here for life, for better or worse. They all got here by accepting a desperate deal, allowing the memory of their crimes or, in rare instances, of what they have witnessed, to be wiped free. In exchange, they must [...]