"Level Up," by Shawn Reilly Simmons in The Most Dangerous Games, edited by Deborah Lacy, Level Short, 2025.
I have a story in this book.
This is the third appearance in this column for Simmons.
Natalie is a PhD student in Medieval Literature. No surprise then that she is in desperate financial straits. The big surprise is when she receives an invitation from DARE+ that begins:
Congratulations! You've been selected for an exclusive opportunity to earn real money through fun challenges. Based on your profile, you could earn up to $500 in your first week. Interested?
Interested, sure. Skeptical, absolutely. What kind of scam is this?
The first challenge is, yes, easy, and the money arrives as promised. But after the first bite of the apple things always get complicated, don't they?
A nicely suspenseful story that heads in a direction I did not expect.
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