"The Skin of a Teenage Boy is Not Alive" by Senaa Ahmad, narrated by Wil

Original Publication Credit: Nightmare Magazine in Aug 2019, with an accompanying audio version read by Stefan Rudnicki. Also reprinted in the 2022 Short Story Advent Calendar (Hingston and Olsen).

To learn more about the author, please visit: ⁠https://senaa-ahmad.com/

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