Celebrating Friday the 13th: A Visit from the Reaper ...
Greetings all! We all love a good Friday the 13th, but when is it better than when it happens to fall in the hallowed month of October?!? To celebrate, I’m giving you all a peek at the title story of my soon-to-be-released anthology, “Reaper” from Stitched Smile Publications. Enjoy! “Full house.” “Dammit, Thana! Fuck you.” I grin at my twin as she tosses her hand onto the table and folds her arms across her chest. Reaching over, I drag the pile of assorted bills and coins toward me and dig through it. “Is this a Roman Denarius?” I hold the coin up to the light and squint, trying unsuccessfully to make out the illegible script. “I don’t know. Probably.” “Sweet!” That’s the best part of beating Karen at cards: I never know what gems I’m going to find in the pool. She’s always tossing in random and rare bits of money—a bronze obol here, a Willow Tree Threepence there—whatever happens to be in her pockets, or if we’re playing for higher stakes, the multitude of glass jars