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Bonesoup

ShortStory 2,409 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources

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"In Greece, we have a saying: You must eat the body part you want to grow stronger. Or maybe that’s just something my grandmother used to say. After partying with friends until the early hours, Katerina and I take a detour before we go home. The meat market in downtown Athens houses three restaurants..."

Folk HorrorFriendshipAmbiguous Ending

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MotherhoodMagical RealismLyricalIntimateUnsettlingHorrorUrbanSurvivalMemoryContemporaryGrief And LossLiteraryFirst PersonFantasyBittersweetVoice Driven

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