“Sending Love” • by Kimberly Ann Smiley


Darrin jogged down the path, watching the sky. The timing was tricky.

He placed his letter into the box labeled “out post” just as the emerald dragon landed. The post carrier dismounted gracefully and walked towards Darrin.

She picked up the parchment and smiled. “Another letter for your grandmother?”

Darrin nodded, but he couldn’t find any words before she was back on her dragon.

He sighed, watching them fly away. Next time he would ask her name.

Definitely next time.

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Kimberly Ann Smiley was born and raised in California, but now lives in Mississippi after an unexpected plot twist. She has several pieces of paper that claim she is a mechanical engineer and none that mention writing but has decided not to let the practical decisions made in her youth define the rest of her life. Her work has appeared both here and in Daily Science Fiction. This is now her fifth story for us: if you want to read more, click here.





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