The Giggling Mongoose: Kitchen Elementals

When restaurant owner Charles Goodwin has high standards, expects perfection from the people around him, and indulges his cannibalistic tendencies, it's best to stay on his good side to avoid becoming the special ingredient at The Giggling Mongoose."Honey of The Fire" - After catching his wife spanking the bosom barmaid in the restroom, Charles Goodwin prepares a special honey flamb? dish for their wedding anniversary."Swine of The Earth" - A new chef learns how demanding Charles Goodwin is in preparing his signature swine dish and taking short cuts with the recipe has fatal consequences."Rice of The Water" - A rice distributor samples off the menu sushi as Charles Goodwin complains about the quality of the recent shipment while feeding his aquarium of carnivore fishes."Salt of The Air" - After a waiter fired for having sex on the job goes missing, Charles Goodwin explains to the inquiring police officer the process of air curing meat in salt. These four 500-word flash stories were first published in the Elements of Horror anthology (Elements of Horror Press, April 2010).