Mommy Issues Of The Dead (Marla Mason) - Plot & Excerpts
Even if I kill her in a novel someday (which is a distinct possibility), there are countless interstitial stories I can tell from earlier in her life. The villain, Regina Queen, is one of my favorites, and I may return to her someday. She's still out there, after all, working her cold ways. I also like this story because it gives a small glimpse into Viscarro's inner life. He's one of the more cold and unsympathetic characters I've ever written, but I've always had a fondness for his undisguised avarice, and I suspect Marla learned a thing or two about being an arrogant jerk from him. This story first appeared in an anthology called The Way of the Wizard, edited by John Joseph Adams and published by the good people at Prime Books. It's a great anthology. You should track down a copy. I must thank Heather Shaw, Jenn Reese, and Greg van Eekhout for reading an early version of this story and convincing me to do away with the pointlessly non-linear structure I had at the beginning, which essentially read like I'd chopped up the scenes and put them in random order.
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