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I came across this story in the Best of the Web 2010 anthology, and I immediately fell in love with it. Aaron Burch’s How to Predict the Weather can be ordered through Keyhole Press. (A pre-order double pack is available with Matt Bell’s How They Were Found!) Burch also edits the kickass lit journal, Hobart. Enjoy today’s Story of the Day: 

“Cut from the front of scalp back to the temple. Start where the tip of the widow’s peak might be, if you had one, following the hairline. Make sure the blade is sharp to pull through the skin with ease, though be careful to not let it slip in too deep.”