Actually, there are several firsts here:
- My first publication of 2013.
- The first public issue of Waylines Magazine.
- The first time in a few years that one of my stories has had an illustration, and wow, what an illustration!
My story "An Echo in the Shell" is pretty dark, even as it delves into the delights of Match Game 75 and Charles Nelson Reilly. Deep down, it's about a mother and daughter struggling to stay afloat as the grandmother loses body and soul to a terrible curse. (There are strong parallels to Alzheimer's and dementia, so this may hit close to home for some.)
You can read it over at Waylines!