Plugs

Trent Walters, poetry editor at A&A, has a chapbook, Learning the Ropes, from Morpo Press.

Edd Vick’s latest story, “The Corsair and the Lady” may be found in Talebones #37.

David Kopaska-Merkel’s book of humorous noir fiction based on nursery rhymes, Nursery Rhyme Noir 978-09821068-3-9, is sold at the Genre Mall. Other new books include The zSimian Transcript (Cyberwizard Productions) and Brushfires (Sams Dot Publishing).

Angela Slatter’s story ‘Frozen’ will appear in the December 09 issue of Doorways Magazine, and ‘The Girl with No Hands’ will appear in the next issue of Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet.

The Pantry

by David

(Being an account of the true events culminating in the disappearance of Ms. M—–, of Lawrence, Kansas, May 15, 1987.)

“There’s a giant squid in the pantry.”

“I thought you hated calamari.”

“No! It’s alive. Or, well, I think so. It’s making a creepy noise. Anyway, get rid of it. Please?”

Aron sighed, tossed the newspaper on the floor, and levered himself out of the armchair. He opened the pantry door, but he didn’t see anything unusual, except that awful domestic burgundy Cele’s mother had brought. Certainly not a giant squid.

“I’m sorry, Cele, there’s nothing here.” He wasn’t sorry. He didn’t like squid.

Posted: 1 Comment » Categories:  David Kopaska-Merkel , Mythos

One Response to “The Pantry”

  1. Louise Says:

    June 18th, 2008 at 8:11 pm

    Ahahahahahhhhhhaaaaahhhhh!!!!!
    Nothing like Elder Gods in the kitchen to liven up a mundane day. OG MWAAHZ DZNITT WREXGROTDTH!