No. 5, “Freeway.” Six lanes of freeway run beneath us through a twilit gulch, greenery rising lushly dark to either side, a sign halfway along, offering a choice, this way to Salem, that to Seattle. The towers of downtown are visible in the distance, rising up before the western hills, and foremost among them a great oblong of pink and amber glass, shining too brightly in an impossible beam of sunlight.

“Freeway,” what do you think they're yelling for. —The boar, escaped, is found, and put down.

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(In which a Princess is licensed, a cat disappears, a song is sung, an obsession indulged, and a leg is broken.)

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Anvil (Act II) the Blue umbrella – the Three Acorns – Roly-poly Gang Bang – “Just let it ring” – Her promise

"Anvil" continues—Ysabel tells the story of Erymathos:

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Freeway (Closing) “Leo, honey”

And with this, "Freeway" concludes:

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Freeway (Act IV) Those teeth – “Eleleu!” – Backlash – before the End – Clip-Clop-Clip

And now, at last, the boar is cornered—

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a-Hunting (Closing) They march – the Conquering Hero

And that's it, folks; the formal hunt is done:

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No. 4, “a-Hunting.” The second-floor balcony of an empty shopping mall, at night; the lights are low, and the storefronts dark, except for one down on the ground floor, midway down the length of the mall, shining too brightly to make out anything within. Past it, a bridge links the balconies on either side beneath arched glass ceilings. The kiosks out on the floor below are draped with pale blue cloths, waiting for tomorrow.

Novelette no. 4 is also available on paper: a 36-page zine, 3 staples, and a full-color cover!

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a-Hunting (Opening) Five hundred bucks – the Thing in the Shadows

The fourth novelette begins—

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City of Roses Reattaching wonder-generating mechanisms of fantasy to the City of Portland.

Starting tomorrow, the fourth novelette—come hunt a boar in a shopping mall!

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