Will Hindmarch's published ficlets
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#220 and #221
“Not anymore, Herr Doctor,” she said. “And never again.” Behind her teeth brass cylinders rotated, clicking together to form …
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Bullet Number Six
He woke up in straw with his six-gun, Colt Army, in his hand. Outside the barn Yankee scouts were searching for him.
His fir…
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A Loaded Gun in the Mailbox
In his mailbox there is a hand holding a gun. It’s severed, this hand, just on the elbow side of the wrist, and it has oozed …
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Gunfire on the Forgotten Colony
It’s spring in the forgotten colony, when the bugs and the bullets come out. The last of the police died this winter, but Kit…
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Automatic Anubis
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The Flying Lie
“You know why flying cars sell so great?”
“Why is that?”
“I’ll tell you,” he says with that used-car-salesman tone that imp…
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Oh, The Elephants Know
None of the elephants trust me. I don’t know why. I’m a nice enough guy, but they have some sense that goes beyond that. They…
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Diving on Jupiter
He wasn’t falling like he was supposed to. He’d missed his target.
Looking behind him, he saw it through the reflections of…
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Call It A Keepsake
“My ex-wife gave me this arm.”
“And you still want to keep it?” Kendal’s got him by the wrist joint, one foot on his thigh, ...
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The Suicide Dog
“Sit,” Master had said as he climbed over the balcony railing. “Stay.”
He was going somewhere. He’d put on his shoes and jac…
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Diamond Rake
“We’ve lied to millions of people,” Biers said, elbow-deep in loops of purple guts.
“Billions, man,” said Kimberley. “Both p…
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Too Small A Planet
“There’s still hope,” Matti said. He leaned over the butane bloom at the center of their little cafe table and burned off the…
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