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The Body is a Cage Opened Only By Fire

By J.A.W. McCarthy | https://www.khoreomag.com/author/j-a-w-mccarthy/ | J.A.W. McCarthy
Edited by Danai Christopoulou || Narrated by - || Produced by -
Racism, ageism, self-harm, blood, dismemberment/amputation, fire, child abandonment, implied sexual assault
4650 words

“Not you too.”

I give the fire another prod before looking up. Gregory is exactly where I expect him to be: peering over the top of the fence that divides his property from my mother’s. Last year, when his grousing about my mother’s late night activities got to be unbearable, I had an eight-foot-tall fence installed around her backyard. That didn’t stop him for long—now he just uses a stepladder.

“Mind your own business, Gregory,” I say, returning my attention to the flames.

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J.A.W. McCarthy is a two-time Bram Stoker Award and two-time Shirley Jackson Award finalist and author of Sometimes We’re Cruel and Other Stories (Cemetery Gates Media, 2021) and Sleep Alone (Off Limits Press, 2023). Her short fiction has appeared in numerous publications, including Vastarien, PseudoPod, Split Scream Vol. 3, Apparition Lit, Tales to Terrify, and The Best Horror of the Year Vol 13. She is a second generation immigrant of Thai and Slovak descent and lives with her spouse and assistant cats in the Pacific Northwest. You can call her Jen on most platforms @JAWMcCarthy, and find out more at www.jawmccarthy.com.
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