Black Static #69 (May-June 2019) by 2019 May-Jun (s)

Author:2019 May-Jun (s)
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horror Fiction & Film
Publisher: TTA Press
Published: 2019-05-17T00:00:00+00:00

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Daniel Bennett was born in Shropshire, and lives and works in London. His stories and poems have been widely published both in print and online, with credits including Black Static and Crimewave. He is the author of a novel, All The Dogs, and a forthcoming poetry collection, West South North, North South East. You can find more of his writing online at absenceclub.com.

MESSAGES FROM WEIRDLAND

SIMON AVERY

Illustrated by Vince Haig

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It was snowing when they arrived in New York for the appointment with Elspeth’s specialist. A week before Thanksgiving. Earlier that morning there had been a gas explosion on Fifth Avenue, and it seemed like every ambulance and emergency vehicle in five boroughs was stationed in the surrounding area. Cops in black raincoats were still pushing the crowds back behind yellow security tapes. The cab had dropped Elspeth and Franklyn at Madison, and they’d walked the rest of the way. The specialist’s office was all but hidden beneath a cluster of scaffold, between a Brooks Brothers and a crowded deli. They sat in the waiting room holding hands like they had when they were young. Franklyn was more anxious than she was; Elspeth had come to terms with the certainty and nearness of her mortality. You couldn’t live forever, as much as you might want to. She’d had a good life with Franklyn. They hadn’t had children, but they’d wanted for nothing. They’d built a good home and had good friends, thrown fabulous parties. She and Franklyn doted on Luna, their sweet-tempered rescue dog. She was resolved.

The specialist was at pains to begin, but his tone was as sympathetic as he could muster. “I’m afraid it’s bad news, Mrs Hathaway…”

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