Stories featuring Gracey, Tiny, and Prime of Darkness
The Eyes Have It
Morning yields many surprises: flowers, pie, angels, and a dead man’s eyes burned out of his skull. Photo by anthimeria
Like Riding a Bike
Simon and Gracey’s first date is interrupted by Simon’s dubiously intentioned cousin, but saved by Gracey’s impetuous action. Photo by Dorsolateral
Breathing Lessons
The black ice of the demon taking her soul fills her up, pushes everything out until all that makes her human is gone, and only a shell of meat and bone remains. Photo by Geoff LMV
Notes on Key Lime Pie
I do not include green food coloring in my Key Lime pie. I do include cream cheese, and I can’t seem to make it without a healthy dose of reminiscing about the unhappier parts of my life.
Never Was a Daylittle
A milkweed of a woman, standing with a strange magician beneath a starry sky, Gracey was faced with the reality she’d been running from for a long time. Photo by Valerie Everett
A Striking Resemblance
A run-in with the Applewhite pair and a visit with the magician and his cousin make for an eventful dedication ceremony at Trinity church. Photo by Hillary Stein.
Snipe Hunting Never Gets Old
“Old Leviathan is the gigantic turtle that lives in the old pond. Way I hear it, though, he only comes out at night. And though it’s technically morning, it’s still dark. He’s probably still out.”
Demons Don’t Like Hello Kitty
The Prime of Darkness looked down at the wallet. It was plastic, pink, and sported the annoying visage of Hello Kitty all over it. Photo by astel83
Trick or Treat
A small group of kids bounded up the gravel drive. They produced their candy bags and sang out a chorus of “Trick or treat!”, their smiling, ruined faces upturned and glowing. Photo by Matt Dale.
Demons Like Smarties
Smarties are second only to toothbrushes as the “treat” children hate to get most on Halloween. The Prime of Darkness’s love for Smarties bears out his claim that he is Hell spawn. Photo by DeathByBokeh