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    Get Inside

    By Dayle A. Dermatis

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    In the future, orbiting space stations function as prep schools, removing teens from the temptations of drugs and alcohol and even playing hooky.

     

    They still find ways to act out.

     

    When the others deliberately lock Judy outside after an illegal game of tag wearing grav boots, she knows something—something—lurks behind her….

     

    A science fiction horror short story that will make you happy you're still on solid ground.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSoul's Road Press
    Release dateOct 20, 2020
    ISBN9781393988076
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    Dayle A. Dermatis

    Dayle A. Dermatis is the author or coauthor of many novels (including snarky urban fantasies Ghosted and the forthcoming Shaded and Spectered) and more than a hundred short stories in multiple genres, appearing in such venues as Fiction River, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and DAW Books.Called the mastermind behind the Uncollected Anthology project, she also guest edits anthologies for Fiction River, and her own short fiction has been lauded in many year's best anthologies in erotica, mystery, and horror.She lives in a book- and cat-filled historic English-style cottage in the wild greenscapes of the Pacific Northwest. In her spare time she follows Styx around the country and travels the world, which inspires her writing.To find out where she’s wandered off to (and to get free fiction!), check out DayleDermatis.com and sign up for her newsletter or support her on Patreon.* * *I value honest feedback, and would love to hear your opinion in a review, if you’re so inclined, on your favorite book retailer’s site.* * *For more information:www.dayledermatis.com

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      Get Inside - Dayle A. Dermatis

      Get Inside

      Get Inside

      Dayle A. Dermatis

      Soul’s Road Press

      Contents

      About This Book

      Get Inside

      Beautiful Beast

      Beautiful Beast

      About Beautiful Beast

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      About the Author

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      About This Book

      In the future, orbiting space stations function as prep schools, removing teens from the temptations of drugs and alcohol and even playing hooky.

      They still find ways to act out.

      When the others deliberately lock Judy outside after an illegal game of tag wearing grav boots, she knows something—something—lurks behind her….

      A science fiction horror story that will make you happy you’re still on solid ground.

      Get Inside

      V ery funny, guys.

      I could still hear the other kids’ laughter through my helmet comm as I tugged on the space station door they’d somehow wedged shut. Behind me, nothing but the vastness of dark and stars; Earth was on the other side of the station, the sun on the other side of Earth.

      Then the giggling stopped, probably because they’d taken off their helmets. I was left alone with the rasp of my own breath and the insistent throb of my heartbeat in my eardrums, punctuated by looming silence of space. I was used to being alone; you’d think this wouldn’t bother me.

      It’s one thing to be ignored, or to be called Doody Judy (seriously. As if we were all still in kindergarten). It’s another to be locked outside in space.

      I banged on the latch that was supposed to release the thick metal door. Nothing. Surely someone would come back and open it soon.

      Right? Guys, come on. Open the door.

      My words went nowhere. Bile rose in my throat, burned my tongue, as it occurred

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