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GRAHAM SCOTT: Boxing Day

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Her boys play outside with an old Nerf ball. As she leads him to the broken furnace, he sees her tiny house has a cross, but no gifts, no tree. He sympathizes; he’s had a rough year, too.

She sees him glancing and is grateful they have nothing to steal.

Graham Robert Scott teaches writing at a university in north Texas. His stories have appeared in Barrelhouse Online, Nature, and Blink-Ink. See more at hemicyon.wordpress.com.

MARK KONIK: Great With Numbers

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Alana was great with numbers. They called her “hypotenuse” behind her back. She was across everything in the office and her colleagues hated her for it.

She wondered how long it would take them to realise she was taking the company’s money. Alana knew she’d disappear before they ever knew.

Mark Konik is from Newcastle, Australia. He writes short stories and plays.