The best-written recent speculative fiction: The Words of Dr L by Karen E. Bender

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Jun 15, 2025

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THE WORDS OF DR. L

The sky turned to night as I walked through the city, and the streets emptied in the blue dusk. I imagined the way the other women might walk as they headed toward this pharmacy, a…

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