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    Dead Enders (Short Story)
    Dead Enders (Short Story)
    Dead Enders (Short Story)
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    Dead Enders (Short Story)

    By C.D. Reimer

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    Claudia and her three guy friends get more than they bargain for when they pick up the mysterious girl in white hitchhiking on the I-5 in Southern California. Their late night road trip to Mexico takes an unexpected detour when their new friend taunts them about vampires being evolutionary dead enders. With fangs bared in the glare of the headlights, a deadly secret is revealed in a battle royal of the sexes.

    This 4,975-word short story was first published in Fem-Fangs anthology (Pill Hill Press / September 2010).

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherC.D. Reimer
    Release dateSep 3, 2011
    ISBN9781465816344
    Dead Enders (Short Story)
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    C.D. Reimer

    C.D. Reimer makes videos about comic cons, pop culture, Silicon Valley and technology every week. https://www.youtube.com/c/cdreimer

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