The Missing Day, According to the Paper

A Great Lakes Holiday Tale

Dec 26, 2024

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A still life painting depicting a traditional yerba mate gourd. The gourd is filled with yerba mate and has a metal bombilla straw inserted. It sits on a wooden table with a silver key and a gold ring beside it. A Christmas tree with red ornaments is visible in the background.

Inspector James Chen Morowitz had always maintained that the most peculiar occurrences happen on holidays, when the world thinks itself safe in the comfort of tradition. This Christmas morning would prove him right in the most unsettling way. Chen’s bare feet touched the cold floor of his apartment as he rose, still groggy from what felt like an unusual…

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