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Name: This Is How You Die
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Author: Matthew Bennardo

📘 This Is How You Die by Matthew Bennardo

In "This Is How You Die," a predictive device forecasts the method of a victim’s death, though it offers no clues about the time or place. Matthew Bennardo gathers the most compelling entries from a flood of anonymous submissions, weaving together a unique anthology of American short stories. Each tale delves into the uncanny and the mundane, presenting unsettling, often surprising conclusions that challenge readers’ notions of fate and free will.

First publish date: 2013

Genre: General Fiction/Anthologies

Authors: Matthew Bennardo

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