PseudoPod 939: Cheating Death

Cheating Death by Henry Herz I didn’t join in as my surviving family members conversed over dinner. Usually, the aroma of hearty pork and cabbage bigos stirred my appetite, but today it reminded me of the past, knotting my stomach. I winced—the clinking of utensils on plates like needles jabbing my brain. Father gently pulled me aside. “What is wrong, my little Marya?” But he knew.

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