A woman with shoulder bones as sharp as an eagle’s talonsâ€"bones almost protruding from her skinâ€"opens her mouth as wide as it’ll go, impossibly wide, consuming the pill that takes both of her arms to cradle. The nourishment makes her thin stomach pop out like she’s pregnant with a child so large it’ll burst through her stomach. She swallows slowly and licks her lips. Her eyes search around hungrily for more.
That dream again.
Josie is skilled at her job as an “unfortunate†who inhabits the bodies of her clients to perform their work while they sleep, but her coworkers’ cruel jealousy over her success leads to her enslavement and the loss of her dream-worker status. A YA sci-fi reimagining of the tale of Jacob’s favorite son Joseph, his dreams, and his famous coat.
Drowned Silence:
Lonely teenager Dylan finds his class assignment partner Kelsey an odd young woman. She’s allergic to water, dresses in Gothic Lolita fashion, and refuses to use technology from past the 19th century.
Invited to her house for a Halloween party, Dylan discovers Kelsey has a frightening connection to a death that took place on her property.
Plus, A Love for the Mistletoe, a bonus short:
June, a junior in high school, decides to attend her school’s Holiday Dance stag. She figures at the very least, she’ll have her favorite books to occupy her. Little does she know that the school photography club’s “Kissing Beneath the Mistletoe†event will make this a dance she’ll never forget.
