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The Best Rejected Manuscripts of 2018

January 26, 2019December 18, 2020 ~ Liz Charnes ~ 4 Comments

Rejected manuscripts need love, too!

We Are All Stardust: Part 8

August 24, 2018April 14, 2022 ~ Liz Charnes ~ 12 Comments

The Permanence of Memory WE WEREN'T DONE yet. There was still the matter of Naia Khan. Naia was on the run. Chicago police picked her up at O'Hare airport, where she was about to board a British Airways flight to London. She was running. Interesting. In my experience, innocent people don't run. I went to … Continue reading We Are All Stardust: Part 8

We Are All Stardust: Part 7

August 23, 2018April 14, 2022 ~ Liz Charnes ~ 10 Comments

A Dish Served Cold FATIMA'S BODY WAS found at 4:28 pm. She had been stuffed into a trunk and buried less than two feet under the patio. It was a nice trunk. Probably a little too nice. It was so nice that it kept out water and air. This meant Fatima's body hadn't decomposed the way … Continue reading We Are All Stardust: Part 7

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We Are All Stardust: Part 6

August 22, 2018April 14, 2022 ~ Liz Charnes ~ 5 Comments

Jealousy is the Disease of the Soul THE NEXT MORNING I scoured the bathroom for any signs of Fatima's murder. Not that I thought there would be. Three years and another family between then and now meant the bathroom's been cleaned a time or two. Still, you never know. Little things can get overlooked. I … Continue reading We Are All Stardust: Part 6

We Are All Stardust: Part 4

August 20, 2018April 14, 2022 ~ Liz Charnes ~ 5 Comments

Gone Girl I STOPPED BY Starbucks on the way back to the office, my mind on Ezekiel and our conversation. Nearly three years, and he was still hung up on her? That must have been some love. Not that I didn’t understand. If Gwen ever left me, I’d lose it, too. As I pulled out … Continue reading We Are All Stardust: Part 4

We Are All Stardust : Part 2

August 18, 2018April 14, 2022 ~ Liz Charnes ~ 6 Comments

It's Haunted. Of Course, It's Haunted. NINETY DAYS LATER, Gwen and I moved into our brand new home. On the one hand, it was great to finally have a place where I didn't have to share a wall with strangers, or worry about someone parking in my spot when I got home from work. On … Continue reading We Are All Stardust : Part 2

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We Are All Stardust: Part 1

August 17, 2018April 13, 2022 ~ Liz Charnes ~ 3 Comments

The Unbearable Sadness of Home Shopping THERE IT WAS. The perfect house. I scrolled through the photographs on Zillow once, twice, three times. Four bedrooms, three baths, in a great school district, and priced within our budget. It was perfect. I texted my wife. Found one. Let's go see it this afternoon. She emojiied a … Continue reading We Are All Stardust: Part 1

We Are All Stardust

August 17, 2018April 13, 2022 ~ Liz Charnes ~ 5 Comments

Photo by Leon Contreras on Unsplash Author's Note Okay, so I may have mentioned that sometimes I really get into a book. Well, it happened again. I read Soul Tracing: Taboo for a romance book club recently, and boy, did it upset me. I have this thing where I need the books I read to … Continue reading We Are All Stardust

At a Party

August 10, 2018September 18, 2019 ~ Liz Charnes ~ 5 Comments

MAGGIE LEANED AGAINST the wall, the obligatory red Solo cup of warm beer in hand. She had no intention of drinking it. It was a prop, to fend off obnoxious Wall Street boys. Why aren't you drinking, baby? Maggie fought the urge to smile. The funny thing was they thought they were being subtle. Across … Continue reading At a Party

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