Thanks to
Jameson T. Caine for the
AlienSkin reminder; I'd forgotten my story, "
Melons" was up this month. It features a recurring character of mine, Pete Archer, a hobo/magician of sorts who first appeared in "Catalog Sales" from
Necrotic Tissue #4 (
download for free). Pete shows up again in next year's edition of
Champagne Shivers ("Lullaby, Little Monster"). What a rascal.
Anyway, "Melons" was inspired by a Japanese folktale. I love Japanese stories, full of magic and mystery and demons. Yum.
It isn't scary, not really, but magically-real to be sure. Read Jameson's "
The Sea Hath No King" while you're there, and then lock your doors...especially if you are near a beach.
Tomorrow, I spin one of my wife's dreams into a tennis match gone wrong.
