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The collection is divided into sections that showcase the author’s lush imagination and range of talent. The first section, “The Dark” offers vampires, ghosts and vengeance. In Wait for Me we see what happens when online meetings go badly… or very well, depending on your view. And in Slither readers will see just how dangerous sinkholes can be in small town, rural America. “In Light” offers readers eerie yet touching tales of brittle humanity, including Tea in Meadows the author’s own recount of near-death experience. There is hope here, hidden in the most mundane of places, and acts of speech. Tell Her She’s Beautiful lets readers see the good that can happen after a long day of work and a sleepless night. And Green’s Rest celebrates life in a most unusual – and fantastic – way. The final two sections are gatherings of stories about some rather twisted and entertaining characters. Jeremy Incubus is here, waiting to make your acquaintance. The Daiva – immortal creatures of forgotten lore – come out to play. Are you willing to join their games? In Darkness and Light allows readers glimpses into Allison Rogers’ private menagerie of creatures and people. She is equally comfortable with strangers in bars and hungry beasts in dungeons and that comfort is soothing as she leads us on a journey full of the serene and the supernatural.
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In her first collection of short stories, Allison Rogers presents us with tales of the horrific, the humane, and the haunting. In Darkness and Light has something for everyone.