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Watchhouse

Jenna Blythe is queer, so her wealthy family builds a Watchhouse to teach her a lesson.

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Mama’s Hand of Glory

A woman has a planchette tattooed onto her hand before she dies, believing that it will permit her to talk to her daughter from the beyond. When the daughter discovers the hand defiled, something having taken a bite out of it, she must deal with the consequences.

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Skin Deep

Although she suffers from serious allergic reactions, Indira refuses to get a med-tat. As a prosecutor who has won nine cases against the manufacturer of the implantable biotech, she knows better. But when epinephrine injectors are prohibited, Indira has no choice.

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Faerie Lanterns

Joey’s parents just built a new house in a pristine forest. On his first night in his new bedroom, Joey wakes up from a nightmare and is lured into the dark woods by a nature spirit posing as his mother.

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