"Perfect Toy For A Nine Year Old" is my story in this new sci-fi meets Cthulhu anthology
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An excerpt:
“Dad, this is boring.” Margaret flopped down on the couch next to Charlie.
Charlie Tokarev looked away from the program they were watching: mustachioed fish explored a land of robot dinosaurs across three walls and the ceiling of the family room. He hadn’t been paying close attention because the show
was boring. But his daughter picked the program, so he’d pretended to watch. Charlie gratefully wiped the fish away with a wave of his hand. A green forest, wet with rain, rustled to a phantom wind all around them.
“Then choose something you like,” he said.
“But I’m
bored!” Margaret dropped her head back to stare straight up at the ceiling and the digital clouds scudding by.
Charlie swallowed a sigh. When she didn’t get enough sleep, Margaret got cranky. She’d spent the last few days at her friend Zoey’s house and probably slept only a few hours the previous night.
“Tell you what, pumpkin. How about we talk about your birthday next week. I want to get you something special. How old will you be?”
Margaret didn’t immediately respond, but that was a good sign.
“Nine,” she allowed.
“Nine! Nine is a very important number. I think you deserve something extra special for turning nine.”
“What?”
“Something from the printer. Something
real.”
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