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The Missing Eyephone

“The victim tried to write something as he was dying,” she said. “And how do you figure that?” I asked. “The scratch marks. I see an “A” and a “B”.…

Mary Martha’s Letter

Lilian Nattel October 19, 2015

Hi Ellie, good to get your email. It’s been ages! I’m so glad to hear all your good news. The promotion sounds fantastic, and Guy must really adore you to…

Mary Martha’s Letter

Lilian Nattel October 19, 2015

Hi Ellie, good to get your email. It’s been ages! I’m so glad to hear all your good news. The promotion sounds fantastic, and Guy must really adore you to…

The Nurse’s Story

Lilian Nattel October 13, 2015

I had hoped, when I was in the hospital, that my mother would tell me the things I’d always wanted to know, like why she got married at 16 instead…

The Nurse’s Story

Lilian Nattel October 13, 2015

I had hoped, when I was in the hospital, that my mother would tell me the things I’d always wanted to know, like why she got married at 16 instead…

If Wires Could Talk

Lilian Nattel October 5, 2015

I don’t see why all this fuss is necessary, the holes in the walls, the drilling. The drilling! Nobody thinks about the pain this is causing. All day long drill…

If Wires Could Talk

Lilian Nattel October 5, 2015

I don’t see why all this fuss is necessary, the holes in the walls, the drilling. The drilling! Nobody thinks about the pain this is causing. All day long drill…

Toothy Fairy

Lilian Nattel September 28, 2015

This is my favourite way to spend a warm spring morning: lying naked in the hammock tied to the pair of maple trees, which were planted, fortuitously, exactly hammock distance…

Toothy Fairy

Lilian Nattel September 28, 2015

This is my favourite way to spend a warm spring morning: lying naked in the hammock tied to the pair of maple trees, which were planted, fortuitously, exactly hammock distance…

The Society Of Shoes

Lilian Nattel September 21, 2015

When I was three, my mother caved in to the pressures of vaccinators because my daycare threatened to excommunicate me if she didn’t get me immunized. Consequently, I found myself…

The Society Of Shoes

Lilian Nattel September 21, 2015

When I was three, my mother caved in to the pressures of vaccinators because my daycare threatened to excommunicate me if she didn’t get me immunized. Consequently, I found myself…

Cards Loved Him

Lilian Nattel September 14, 2015

He would rather do anything else than play cards. He would rather get drunk, he would rather get stoned, he would rather dive off the CN tower in a parachute…

Cards Loved Him

Lilian Nattel September 14, 2015

He would rather do anything else than play cards. He would rather get drunk, he would rather get stoned, he would rather dive off the CN tower in a parachute…

The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro

Lilian Nattel September 10, 2015

The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Buried Giant is a different book from Ishiguro’s previous ones, and that’s something I admired before I…

The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro

Lilian Nattel September 10, 2015

The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Buried Giant is a different book from Ishiguro’s previous ones, and that’s something I admired before I…

Dynamite Divorce

Lilian Nattel September 8, 2015

“Not like that,” Ellie said. “Let me do it. We have to be sure about the timer. I don’t want to get caught in the blast. Now don’t give me…

Amicable Divorce?

Lilian Nattel September 8, 2015

“Not like that,” Ellie said. “Let me do it. We have to be sure about the timer. I don’t want to get caught in the blast. Now don’t give me…

A Perspective on Time

Lilian Nattel May 4, 2015

It was time. She’d fought against it for so long. She hadn’t thought that this day would ever come. She’d dreaded it, longed for it, prayed against it, prayed for…

It Was Time

Lilian Nattel May 4, 2015

She’d fought against it for so long. She hadn’t thought that this day would ever come. She’d dreaded it, longed for it, prayed against it, prayed for it, wept over…

Gerry and Adele

Lilian Nattel April 27, 2015

I’d just picked up my prescription when Gerry took off down the road. Our town isn’t that small geographically, but it is–was–a one industry town, and when the factory closed,…