My weird fiction story The Salt Circle has been published in Howl: A Shapeshifting Anthology by Graveside Press.

It’s not your typical werewolf story. In fact, it’s not a werewolf story at all. Instead of turning into a wolf when the moon is full, the main character turns into a slug when he has an early morning meeting.

Were-slug?

Yes. Were-slug.

“I just don’t want you to get hurt,” Linda said, wiping at her nose with a soggy, crumpled tissue. “I’m worried about you.”

I extended my eye stalks toward her, giving her what I hoped was a look of indignation. I couldn’t believe she was trying to spin it like it was my fault. “If you didn’t want me to get hurt, maybe you shouldn’t have been so quick to deploy the chemical weapons.”

She waved her tissue with a dismissive gesture. “It’s just a little salt.”