Scott Lambridis

Stories of mine have appeared in Slice, Fence, Cafe Irreal, and other journals, and my short story "Blind Sticks" was nominated for a 2021 Pushcart award. I completed my MFA from San Francisco State where I received the Miriam Ylvisaker Fellowship and three literary awards. Before that, I earned a degree in neurobiology, and co-founded Omnibucket.com, through which I co-host the Action Fiction! performance series. Read more at scottlambridis.com.

Death & Love

I was ten. My mother was in bed, rags over her head, buried among blankets. She’d been sweating for days, could barely turn her head without vomiting. I cleaned the ceramic dish we used as a bedpan. It wasn’t just her; everyone was sick.
Ten years ago, we’d relocated. I was just an infant. Neighboring warlords were having a dispute, and the Legion was called in to make peace.
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