Smart Birthday

By Tami Veldura

Tara is a member of the Cancer force within Zodiac and her teammates have a new mission requiring a delicate touch. One of their members is having a birthday and it’s up to Tara and her team to stage a party. But the house is protected by the latest technology and one wrong move will spoil the surprise!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tami Veldura
• Release date: Jun 5, 2021
• ISBN: 9781941319550

Tami Veldura

Tami Veldura is an enby/aro/ace author of queer fiction. They have published short stories in anthologies Fresh Starts, Hauntings, Love Among The Thorns, Love Is Like A Box Of Chocolates, the magazine Galaxy’s Edge, and they are a contributing member of the scifi magazine Boundary Shock Quarterly. They publish new work every month, crossing every genre, but always featuring queer characters and found families.As S.T. Lynn, they write uplifting, sweet, and tropey fantasy fiction, featuring women front and center. Including fairy tales, elves, magic, and happy endings for young adults and young-at-heart.

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Smart Birthday

By Tami Veldura

There were at least twelve different balloons to choose from celebrating a birthday and Tara stood at the counter considering her choices while moms with and without their children jostled around her, negotiating with each other about exactly how many balloons were allowed at their parties. One lone father, about as lost in the mess as Tara, stood off the back with the wide-eyed look of someone overwhelmed.

Tara debated between a single mylar balloon that said happy birthday or thirteen letter balloons that spelled it out. Should she go with a pair of numbers or no numbers? What colors should she pick? The booth, tucked into the back corner of a party store, had a rainbow display of every balloon they offered, from graduation to babies, and every possible color of plain solid