My Drug Dealer is an Alchemist: Short Stories, #10

By Mike DeFrench

No seriously. He is.

Isaac Freedman used to be just this old cook that I buy my coke from. Nice enough guy, I guess. Didn't really know anything about him until recently—but he definitely was a little cooky.

Think: "Dumbledor—but, like, if Dumbledor did a ton of candyflipping in the 90s and now he goes under a different name cause he believes the CIA has it out for him, so he never leaves his house and usually doesn't even put pants on, and he somehow has the best coke hook-up in the Midwest.

This story was first published in the collection "Absent Thoughts Dressed in Black"

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mike DeFrench
• Release date: Sep 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9798215252321

Mike DeFrench

Mike DeFrench is a horror, fantasy, and science fiction writer from Indianapolis, Indiana. You can follow him on social media @defrenchwriter. Or go to defrenchwriter.com. To read the stories as they come out, and to stay up to date on any news, subscribe at defrenchwriter.substack.com

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My Drug Dealer is an Alchemist

Short Stories, Volume 10

Mike DeFrench

Published by Mike DeFrench, 2022.

This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

MY DRUG DEALER IS AN ALCHEMIST

First edition. September 21, 2022.

Copyright © 2022 Mike DeFrench.

ISBN: 979-8215252321

Written by Mike DeFrench.

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My Drug Dealer is an Alchemist

No seriously. He is .

Isaac Freedman used to be just this old cook that I buy my coke from. Nice enough guy, I guess. Didn’t really know anything about him until recently—but he definitely was a little cooky.

Think: "Dumbledor—but, like, if Dumbledor did a ton of candyflipping in the 90s and now he goes under a different name cause he believes the CIA has it out for him, so he never leaves his house and usually doesn’t even put pants on, and he