Last Stand of the E. 12th St. Pirates
ShortStory 4,075 words Recommended by 4 award/anthology sources
"There was only one freight car down the wall into the Flood District, and it was shared by all bulk service providers who came bearing gifts: maintenance workers, solar installers, grocery and package delivery, and the like. A bing-bong meant another fifteen-minute wait."
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