Wild and Wishful, Dark and Dreaming: The Worlds of Alethea Kontis

by Alethea Kontis

Overview

Things that never were, things that might be, and things that may yet come to pass...

A monster under the bed. A Rock God in deep space. A haunted castle in post-war Germany. A dark secret in Harlan County, Kentucky. The birth of an angel and a demon. A garage band composed of misfit teen weres. Babes and bayous, jealousy and jack o'lanterns.

Within these pages, New York Times bestselling author Alethea Kontis creates worlds of delight and despair, whimsy and wickedness. The colorful menagerie of stories and poems in this collection will transport you to the magical and dangerous places you always knew might exist--somewhere, somehow--once upon a time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781942541295
Publisher:	Alethea Kontis
Publication date:	05/03/2016
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.57(d)

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ....................................................... 1
183 Million Light Years from Home ................................... 3
Blood, Sweat, and Tears ............................................... 17
Foiled ....................................................................... 37
Pocket Full of Posey ..................................................... 41
The Way of the Restless ................................................ 59
Savage Planet .............................................................. 71
Happy Thoughts .......................................................... 89
Diary of a Ghost's Mistress ............................................ 93
Red Lantern ............................................................. 109
Deathday ................................................................. 127
Confessions of the Ex-Future-Mrs. X .............................. 133
A Poor Man's Roses ................................................... 141
Rabbit in the Moon .................................................... 151
The Witch of Black Mountain ....................................... 155
The God of Last Moments ........................................... 171
Ghost Dancer ........................................................... 193
The Monster & Mrs. Blake .......................................... 195
Alligator Baby ........................................................... 207
The Were Four ......................................................... 219
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................... 235
About the Author ...................................................... 237