Tricks
December, 1987
TricksThe saw ripped through wood, ripped through flesh and bone along the middle of the wooden box and the middle of the woman. Blood gushed from the track the saw made, following the sharp teeth. The saw itself was bloody when at last he withdrew it from box and woman. He looked up at the wall clock--5:05 P.M. He nodded in grim satisfaction.And lifted the lids on both sides of the box.The woman stepped out in one piece, grinning, and held her arms over her head. The audience began to applaud a...