My new short story, "The Last Laugh," is this week's Thriller Thursday story on gohavok.com. This is another entry in my Sardis County series, and it plays with one of my favorite themes, revenge gone awry. The story also features both of my dual (dueling?) antagonists--Janus Labs as well as the mysterious Other Side. It's a six-minute read, and it can be read for free for today only.
I'm including a little excerpt here, the same one that Havok has on Facebook to promote the story. Speaking of Havok's fb page, check out the image that Havok Publishing included with it. Absolutely amazing, and a perfect fit for the story in my humble opinion.
The floorboards of the psychiatric facility creaked beneath my feet as I followed Dr. Kelvin down the hall. All the other residents either stared at me or looked through me like I wasn’t there. I wasn’t sure which was creepier.
“Does she still talk about Lenora?” I asked.
“Sometimes.” Kelvin raised an eyebrow. “You said you’re her cousin?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Never seen you here before. Can’t blame you, considering.”
“I’m not very close to this cousin.” Hence the poisoned sugar cookies.
If Mom and Dad were here, they would tell me to let it go, that nothing good could come from revenge, quoting Scriptures at me. Then again, if they were still here, I wouldn’t need revenge. They died because of Courtney’s practical joke, and she had never accepted responsibility for it. Now it was time to avenge them.
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