Cost of Living

Joel Shoemaker is a librarian and a magician. He has a husband, two frogs, and a dog. His novel, bacon grief, is available on Amazon. "Cost of Living" is in Short Circuit #09, Short Édition's quarterly review.

Joe's knuckles bled, the result of inflation. Tonya was some sort of greedy little Tinker Bell wannabe. She even had the wings to go along with it. She wore them every single day. The whole idiotic getup. But she paid well. Just before, Joe had told Johnny he'd give him three dollars. It was one of his classic playground deals. He told him he was especially interested in the central incisor, of course. That was the grand prize, he'd explained. Size did matter. Though if it was too hard to get out, or he was concerned about his post-extraction appearance, he'd certainly settle for a lateral. He

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