An assassin jumps back into her 17-year-old body where she takes care of her mission and has a little time left over.
Michael Main
My target is a few blocks from here, which is why the Department of Temporal Enforcement chose me for the assignment. Proximity is important. The less you move around, the less likely the time stream gets fucked up.

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  1. “Giving Up the Ghost” by Aeryn Rudel, in Flashpoint Science Fiction, 26 June 2021 [Webzine accessed at https://flashpointsf.com/2021/06/26/giving-up-the-ghost/ on 28 July 2021.].
  2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Aeryn Rudel