My SF/Horror story 'Gifted' has been reprinted by the fine folks at Dark Fire Fiction and is now free to read online here!
As they always say, 'Be careful what you wish for...'
GIFTED by Michelle Ann King - 3,744 words
Francie sat cross-legged on the floor. The rough carpet scratched her legs and she shifted position.
‘Concentrate, please, Francie,’ Dr Lomax said.
Concentration was a virtue. So was obedience.
Francie sat still and focused on the items in front of her: a cotton wool pad, a fifty pence piece, a yellow tennis ball and a large textbook called Gifted: Developing Extraordinary Potential in Ordinary Children by Dr Paulina Lomax. Francie had tried to read it once, to be polite, but she didn’t get very far. She liked the photos of all the brains, though.
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