Dear Penelope

Jenny Rae Rappaport
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“Dear Penelope” is an epistolary short story that was first published online at Curious Fictions as a pandemic gift in March 2020. Since that website closed in 2021, the story has been out-of-print. Please enjoy!

Dear Pen,

Please don’t forget to take the starfish out of the freezer. I know that you’re probably busy with the kids, but you know how much they love the Harlequin shrimp. How much I love them. How hard…

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Jenny Rae Rappaport

Jenny Rae Rappaport is a science fiction & fantasy author with publications in Lightspeed & Escape Pod, among others. She can be found on Twitter at @jennyrae.