From the award-winning, best-selling author of
Hannahwhere
and
Inflictions
,
John McIlveen offers his latest collection
A Variable Darkness
, thirteen tales of his trademark blend of heartache, humor, horror, and a ton of humanity. Inside these pages you will meet a captivating girl who is the embodiment of all female youth and the registrar of broken hearts. You will travel to 1693 Massachusetts, where a suspected witch mentors a teenager. You will meet Ricky Briggs, who wakes up without a spine, join in on the craziest Yankee Swap
imaginable, and ride along with a cantankerous old spirit in a 1994 Mercury Grand Marquis.
Including an introduction by Tony Tremblay and an afterword by Izzy Lee.
"McIlveen always delivers."
--Jeff Kivela -
Buttonholed Book Reviews.