You open up a book you’ve just ordered online, all set to read it; a note falls out that includes a phone number and this message:
Phase one initiated. Your location is being transmitted to our extraction team. Call this number for further instructions.
Write about what you do next.
Mariah Beckman is a Seattle-based writer and editor. A transplant from the cloudless skies and arid heat of the Arizona desert, Mariah spends most of her time trying not to feel soggy. Mariah holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Arizona State University and spends much of her free time with her beau, her family, and her pot-bellied pig, Bebop. When she’s not pretending to know how to knit, she loves to run, hike, kayak, shop, snap photos, and explore the nooks and crannies of the Pacific Northwest.