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TODD MERCER: Five Seconds, Tops, but It Seemed Like Forever

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Uncle Skip came in from wood-splitting with the ax lodged in his chest, hugely panicking. The kids yelled, “Pull it out!” But I didn’t, because he’d bleed out fast.

Drove ninety to the hospital.

The Trauma Team paused visibly when Skip said he was uninsured. Then they saved his life.

Todd Mercer of Grand Rapids, Michigan was nominated for Best of the Net in 2018. Recent work appears in Down in the Dirt, The Lake, and Praxis.

The Woman Who Cried Ape

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“Harold, there’s a gorilla in the walk-in closet!”

“I find that highly unlikely!” said Harold.

“It’s a silverback! It’s grabbing my hair!”

“Don’t tell fibs!” said Harold.

“Ow, my arm! It’s hitting me!”

“Oh wait,” said Harold. He grabbed a dart gun. “Sorry, I was reading the insurance policy wrong.”