Do Unto Others
Now available in Adumbra

Do Unto Others is a product of welled-up anger.

My horror classmates had just come up with a great idea of publishing our collected stories about swamps and spooky images in mirrors. I had no ideas. Not a thing came to mind.

The deadline loomed.

I decided to do some research on the Jersey Devil. Maybe an idea would pop up.  The research was interesting, but didn't prompt a story. I could fudge on the deadline a bit; after all, I was the editor. I could handle everyone else's story first, then slip mine in.

Bad idea. I might be influenced by the stories I read.

I cleared my desk and my mind. A nugget of an idea formed. I started to write. I deleted the mess. Another start. Another mess. The third start was the charm. Something--I still don't know exactly what--made me angry enough to warp my thoughts.

Do Unto Others brings together my thoughts and fears of the Jersey Devil, the desires many authors hold for their work  and some really ugly human behaviors.

You'll enjoy other stories in Adumbra, too. 

"Open this collection only if you want all your senses to be taken out for a thorough seeing to with no mercy. I only use a mirror to reduce shaving blood-loss, but after Adumbra I am growing a beard."

--Geoff Nelder