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1st place SPECULATIVE FICTION COMPETITION £200

Jenny Morris lives in Crowborough, the home of Winnie the Pooh and an outrageous number of charity shops. She is currently finishing her PhD in Psychology and writing her first novel on the Faber Academy six-month writing a novel course. When not reading or writing speculative fiction, Jenny enjoys riding around the forest and playing video games.

How was I supposed to decide whether someone deserved to die? Dr Macali was cheating on his pregnant wife with three undergraduate students. I knew this because one of them was my housemate, Tasha. Then I followed him. That might seem strange, and no, I didn’t start stalking my lecturer out of loyalty to a girl I’ve lived with for three months. Somebody had to die, and I needed to choose who. Still, death seemed an over-the-top punishment. Which was a shame because Dr Macali had 62 years to live. So, I headed to the library early to choose a more deserving victim. I settled for a solitary corner spot