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  1. Rec 17

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    Ethan Mars tries to end his life in police custody. Norman Jayden intervenes.

    Or--A bereaved father and the profiler from nowhere learn the following lesson, once in loss and once in a rescue: you don't always get the ending that you want.

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    21 Jan 2026

  2. Rec 4

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    “So,” a voice exhales hard to his right, “who are we here for again?”

    “Blake, I think. Lieutenant Carter Blake.” Norman answers on autopilot. He adjusts his coat, grabs a pair of glasses from the console, and opens the door. On the opposite side of the car, Agent Jack Reilly does the same.

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    15 Jan 2026

  3. Rec 7

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    Originally written for and rejected by my school's literary magazine.

    A letter from "Apollo" to his "Hyacinthus", how one of them ended up erased to the world, and how one of them finds himself mourning someone who still lived.

    *Events take place in a dubiously retro version of New York.

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    09 Jan 2026

  4. Rec 21

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    The rational part of Ethan's brain, always quick on the uptake, was more than happy to inform him that the crack of the tire as it blew sounded nothing like a gunshot.

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    07 Jan 2026

  5. Rec 18

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    Directly follows Calling Mars and To the Rescue. Agent Jayden tries to unwind.

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    07 Jan 2026