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Bruce McAllister is an American author of fantasy, science fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. He is known primarily for his short fiction. Over the years his short stories have been published in the major fantasy and science fiction magazines, theme anthologies, college readers, and "year's best" anthologies, including Best American Short Stories 2007, guest-edited by Stephen King.
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Listing 4 stories.
When a young couple spend a few months in Mexico to learn Spanish for their teaching jobs, they're surprised to receive warnings and threats about the country's dogs.
In a future Los Angeles burdened by overpopulation, a twelve-year-old boy hires an alien assassin to kill the man forcing an abortion on his mother.
A retired covert operative speaks to a class, detailing the ways he “protected” his country and how protection came at the cost of danger.
An American boy in an Italian village continues to unravel the rumors surrounding a neighboring village until he learns the dark truth behind the village's monsters and rituals.