Survival Tactics

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  “Birthdays at the End of Time” - Grieving and contemplation of the end of life; references to off-page suicide; a brief discussion of euthanasia (which does not happen).

  With Thanks To

  Patrick Foster, my ebook and cover designer

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  Andrew Liptak, for asking me to write “Overlay,” and Laura Hudson, for being a damn fine editor

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  The Absolute Write Water Cooler, for workshopping the hell out of my stuff, and being a constant inspiration

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  Nancy and Richard, for not bailing on me when I was being a shithead

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  Steve and Emily, for managing to live with me through all this nonsense

  About the Author

  Elizabeth Bonesteel began making up stories at the age of five, in an attempt to battle insomnia. Thanks to a family connection to the space program, she has been reading science fiction since she was a child. She currently lives in central Massachusetts with her husband, her daughter, and various cats.

  Also by Elizabeth Bonesteel

  The Central Corps Series

  The Cold Between

  Remnants of Trust

  Breach of Containment

  Condition of War (2022)

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  Survival Tactics (short fiction)