Susan, Harlan Ellison
by Patti Abbott
A man’s bad dreams nearly sabotages his fifth marriage.
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#299-Some missing money is found by two helpful friends in the French Quarter.
A man quits smoking only to nearly eat himself to death.
250/366
From the anthology Deadly Treats (Nodin Press, 2011)
What starts out as a mild-mannered Halloween, graveyard prank story turns into a gross zombie story. Though gross is probably in the eye of the beholder – until that eye is eaten, at least.
249/366
From the anthology Deadly Treats (Nodin Press, 2011)
An author with a very demanding muse will do anything to please it.
A card game turns ugly in the Old West.
Coover takes the familiarity of a babysitter on a Saturday night and gives us multiple points of view of the desires she stirs in others and herself.
248/366
From the anthology Deadly Treats (Nodin Press, 2011)
An unusual story about a date between a mortal and a vampire. Nearly every sentence has a cliched simile (on purpose, it seems).
When twins are reunited, the consequences are not what either expected.
247/366
From the anthology Deadly Treats (Nodin Press, 2011)
Perhaps Daphne’s mother was a bit too attached to her grown daughter, because even after she died, Daphne’s mother found a way to remain in her daughter’s life. She became a voice in Daphne’s head. Once Daphne decided she hadn’t gone insane, she found her mother had some useful information.
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