Jennifer Denslow

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“That Edge of Affection” by Jennifer Denslow

Submitted to Contest #24

When Peter reached for her wrist, Kate recoiled under the bulkhead and hissed.  “Here, kitty, kitty,” Peter crooned.  “My friends call me Kate.” Her voice came from beneath the greasy metal of the ship’s infrastructure, but Pete couldn’t see more than one of her feet, clad in an almost pristine white boot. The foot twitched and then was still.  “Okay, Kate.” Pete sighed. “Come out slowly and no one gets hurt. What were you thinking? You can hide under a bulkhead, but you can’t stay there for the e...

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Jennifer Oakley Denslow is a poet and author of the historical novel, An Ignorance of Means, Rapier Wit, the first book in her cozy mystery series about a small-town drama teacher, will be released this summer. Jennifer lives in northeast Oklahoma with her husband in a house with over 5,000 books, none of which both of them want to read