Monsters You Know

By Tirzah Goodwin

Monsters You Know is a collection of four short stories that blend horror, dark humor and romance to create suspense. Two stories are about werewolves and the two remaining stories cover other types of monsters. One story contains some low level sex content.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tirzah Goodwin
• Release date: May 31, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452338606

Tirzah Goodwin

Tirzah L. Goodwin is better known for her poetry and published collection of her poems entitled Love and Lighter Fluid. Recently, she's been expanding to write short stories and currently working on her first full length novel. She lives in Kentucky with her two dogs.

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Monsters You Know

By: Tirzah L. Goodwin

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DAMAGED

God, I want a cigarette.

Marcus stood, stretched, and walked naked to the bathroom. He flipped on the overhead light and saw a man in the mirror who'd just screwed the last good friend he had - literally. He'd left Teri sleeping, curled on her side, so peaceful. She reminded him of too many things that he'd messed up. Given time, he'd mess this up too. He yanked open the drawer under the sink and rifled through the contents.

There it is. He pulled out a cellophane pack with one wilted cigarette. Above the lemon-scented candles on the shelf, he found her lighter. Its long neck was pencil thin but he thumbed off the safety latch, pulled the trigger, and lit up. He inhaled the taste of ashes and smoke. Coughing, he