Thanks to Grim & Gilded for publishing my flash fiction The Night Market in its eighteenth issue. This very short story actually features the same vampire that appears in my novel, Before the Ruins, We get a glimpse of him taking a Silk Road-style journey as he moves east prior to his journey to the North American continent.
I thought this particular piece was a great fit with the aesthetic that Grim & Gilded describes as its literary goal, and I’m grateful that their editors saw that as well. Lke finding some intriguing jewelry on a bustling market street, I invite you to take a peak at the story. Go ahead and rotate it in your hands. Heft it up and down to test its weight. Hold it up in the smoky torch light to inspect its details.