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Podcast: Painted Bride Quarterly’s Slush Pile
Episode: Marie Manilla Watchers
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   Zany lies amid clutter on the floor beneath the dining room windows hugging her bandaged arm. She huffs loudly enough to reach the front porch where Mom and Aunt Vi imbibe scotch. Vi still isn’t used to afternoon drinking. They can’t hear Zany over the Krebbs’ crying baby on the other side of the duplex wall. Stupid baby. Plus Zany’s little sister overhead dancing to the transistor radio, rattling the light fixture dangling from the ceiling. Â
   The fingertips on Zany’s bandaged arm are cold and maybe even blue. This is slightly alarming. She...