Magnolia blossom on Allen Avenue, South Riverdale

The violent paroxysms of Adrianna’s own choking propelled her out of the bottomless night. She had been dreaming of being suffocated by handfuls of thick, velvety white petals from the magnolia tree growing beside the front stoop that had somehow found their way into her throat. Now, as she fell back wheezing onto the mattress ...
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Broadview Mansions sidewalk mosaic, Riverdale

“Oh … Shit.”

In addition to her cry and the dull thud that sounded as Lorraine’s body slammed into the concrete, there was the metallic jangle of her keys as they arced through the air and landed out of reach on the path ahead, and the rattle made by the contents of her black faux–patent leather handbag — ...
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