Novelette
All Manner of Thing Shall Be
- by Olivie Blake
- (Amazon Original Stories, November 2025) [ebook]
What do you get when you throw together a PTA president, a dissipated rake, a poor little match-girl, a colonial nun, and an elderly revolutionary? No, it’s not the start of a joke; it’s the cast of undead characters sharing a Victorian mansion in Santa Monica, California. The motley housemates can usually keep the bickering to a minimum—but when their clashing personalities get stuck in a rut, they suffer what could be a terminal case of déjà vu. —from publicity material
The high ground was doubly useful because it meant the house’s occupants could keep an eye on the time travel mechanism.
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The high ground was doubly useful because it meant the house’s occupants could keep an eye on the time travel mechanism.