In this story, described as a "tour de force" by Locus Magazine, a once-awkward teen holes up in a kiddie-themed amusement park after the end of the world, and schemes to take Cinderella's Castle by force. From Paul Tremblay s In the Mean Time, this tale is one of fifteen finely crafted (Locus Magazine) stories of fear and paranoia, stories of apocalypses both societal and personal, and stories of longing and coping.

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