Peter Spering

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“Baby on Board” by Peter Spering

Submitted to Contest #272

Grave digging is hard work.The shovel I'd found in the cabin shed is rusty and my hands are dry and cracked from the bitter cold. The bare forest trees hang over me like the claws of devils waiting to drag me down into the ground, down to the burning embrace of hell. If I have to go there, at least I'll be taking him down with me.We bought the cabin from a coffin maker. A hunched-back old man with spindly fingers and searching eyes. He was supposed to have someone come and collect the remaining three coffins in the shed, but he never did. Lu...

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