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As unexplained creatures begin to bleed into our world, events threaten a mother\'s love for her only son.

Elana Gomel was born in a country that no longer exists and has lived in many others that may, or may not, be on the road to extinction. She currently resides in California. She is an academic with a long list of books and articles, specializing in science fiction, Victorian literature, and serial killers. She is also a fiction writer who has published more than a hundred short stories, several novellas, and four novels.\\xa0 Her story \\u201cWhere the Streets Have No Name\\u201d was the winner of the 2020 Gravity Award, and her story \\u201cMine Seven\\u201d is included in The Best Horror of the Year 13 edited by Ellen Datlow. She is a member of HWA. She can be found at\\xa0https://www.citiesoflightanddarkness.com/\\xa0and on

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This story is a spinoff of her second published novel "The Cryptids", which is available on KU. https://www.amazon.com/Cryptids-Elana-Gomel/dp/1947522205

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