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Escape Pod 933: Summitting the Moon

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Summitting the Moon By Pragathi Bala T-7 days The moon Landed, the Rut appeared, home equity plummeted, jobs disappeared, and Ghis liked riding the moon. It was the last item on this tragic list that her wife couldn’t accept. It was the leaf that broke the whale’s back or something similar. “It’s the last time, Max,” Ghis said. “I promise.” Max rolled her eyes and blew cigarette smoke out the window. The pungent vapor followed the wind back into the house a second later. On another night years…

DystopiaQueer IdentityPost Apocalyptic

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Slow BurnHopefulClass InequalityTenseLyrical ProseSacrificeMelancholicSurvivalNear FutureSocial SFClose Third PersonGrief And LossBittersweetCharacter DrivenScience Fiction

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