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The Last Serving

ShortStory 1,006 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources

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"The story of Chef Buzzati’s sudden and horrifying fall from the heights of fine dining is well known. However, given that the culinary innovations and legal ramifications are still being debated today, a recap may be in order. Elena Buzzati was born to owners of an unremarkable Italian diner in the suburbs of New Jersey in 2024."

BiopunkRevengeSardonic

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Social SatireArt And CreationDarkly ComicGuiltUnsettlingFast PacedBodily AutonomyUrbanWryNear FutureFirst PersonLiteraryVoice DrivenScience Fiction

Content warnings 2

body-horrorcannibalism

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