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Birthday

from Utburd by Michael Bell

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His reedy voice trembled through his fire, and it amused me to answer his summons. I found him there, standing in robes he had decorated himself, squinting at the book he tilted toward his smoky candles. The light illuminated a poor room smeared with blood and salt, hung with threadbare tapestries.

I stood in his circle, showing him all my teeth. His hand shook as he lifted his book and his wand, his voice trembling as he mispronounced my name. I nodded, and his eyes widened in hope, and in them I could see all his fatuous dreams of naked bodies, opulent rooms glittering with wealth, his portrait in lights high above sparkling cities.

I let him enjoy these pictures, for a few moments, then I stepped across the edge of his circle. He dropped his paraphernalia and stumbled over the hem of his robe, searching for the door. I waved away the light and ran my hand down his spine, slowly, a caress. His flesh parted, like the unfolding of an orchid. His shriek was as lovely, and long-lasting.

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from Utburd, released October 29, 2023

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Michael Bell Bellingham, Washington

A Loose-Fish and a Fast-Fish, too.

Some of this is music for video games. The rest is a fairly raw document of my ongoing attempt to find something new among the blinking lights in my studio at home.

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