Lacquer
This 4600 word short story, written in 2018, imagines a future that feels closer every day. I dragged it out of my folder of old projects because certain current events have made the themes feel topical again.
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May 13, 2020
This 4600 word short story, written in 2018, imagines a future that feels closer every day. I dragged it out of my folder of old projects because certain current events have made the themes feel topical again.
Adult dark fantasy, 1.5k. POV character uses they/them pronouns. Content warning for gore.
It took some doing to get my partner, Helge, to house hunt. We live in downstate Illinois. As someone who grew up in Austin, where $200,000 gets you a closet with an exposed lightbulb, I thought the prices here were…