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Water Line - Flash Fiction Magazine
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Daily Flash Fiction Stories. August 2, 2015. It began as a tickle a month ago, an irritating dryness in Janine’s throat. Today, the coughing wracked her chest, forcing her to set down the armload of debris she’d exhumed from the bay a picture frame, a child’s sand pail, a trophy until she could draw a breath. A seagull pecked at the trophy, then flew away, disinterested. Janine shielded her eyes. Isn’t it too soon? You’ve been coughing for weeks. Go see the doctor. It’s what you wanted, isn’t it? But nat...