Liralen Li's published ficlets
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U-Turn

“Well, what about this?” he said and we suddenly slewed around in a sharp 180 degree turn.
“You can drive?!?” I cried out.
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Rally -- Stage One

My heart was going a hundred beats a minute as we lined up at the starting line. I knew it was a rally, not a speed race, but…
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Cold
The Vat was cold.
It’s always cold. Sometimes I think it gets colder with each replacement I take. That slow, sinking feelin…
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Five Things I Don't Say About Me

1. I’m all masks, switching to what people need or want or say they want. hiding so that no one can see me and hate me for it…
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Maintenance

Of course, we got a bit disillusioned with each other after the first eager runs around town.
There my first mistake in traf…
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Offering

The light there was opalescent, like being inside a giant shell, and the floor was as smooth as pearl.
I walked further in,...