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ShortStory 7,454 words Recommended by 4 award/anthology sources

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In a near-future San Francisco where the gig economy has made work more precarious than ever, Edwina is an average twenty-something scrambling to hold down her job with a major skin care brand. Until her awful boss does something you should never do—angers the fae on social media—and the struggles of her job take on an even nastier shade.

Social SatireCorporate PowerSatirical

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Darkly ComicFriendshipContemporary FantasyClass InequalityFound FamilyWarmFast PacedUrbanNear FutureWrySurvivalFirst PersonFantasyScience FictionVoice DrivenCharacter Driven

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