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Wrecker

By Tamara Dean

In Tamara Dean’s quietly moving “Wrecker,” Rena crashes her car en route to an extramarital tryst in Toledo and is helped by Hector, a lumbering tow-truck driver of few words. Their brief time together causes Rena to reconsider the tryst, but it also leads to even tougher choices about what is forgivable and what is not.

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Camera Man

By Stanley Delgado

A grieving cameraman visits different neighborhoods of Los Angeles to film sensational stories for a Spanish-language television show, documenting the ever-blurring line between truth, fiction, and the responsibilities we hold for each other.

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Locker Room Talk

By Elliot Park

In the new issue of One Teen Story, a teen attempts to reconcile what they see in the mirror with the way their fellow teammates assess their own bodies.

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The Remains

By Laura Spence-Ash
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