Sleep Numbered by Patrick Kendrick

Jul 10, 2025

from Seven Deadly Sins: a PUNK NOIR Magazine series that looks at the world at its most askew. Subscribe for hard-boiled flash fiction, straight to your inbox.

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Ouch!

Good thing he didn't shoot poor Linda!

This story reminds me of "Mad" by Guy de Maupassant. If you haven't read it, you can find it read on YouTube, and see why I linked it.

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