burrows in through your urinary tract, and eats its way to your heart."
"Geez." Jonah was shaking. He tried to stop looking at the gruesome mess on the alley floor. "Ever hear the expression 'too much information?'"
"More on the way, Jonah." Stanza gazed up at the rooftops on either side of the alley. "They're hunting you. In force. They need you."
Jonah stared at her. "That's what the vampire said. 'We need you.'"
"Sure you're not up for some travel?" said Stanza.
"What makes you think I'll be any safer traveling than staying put?" said Jonah.
"They know where to find you now." Stanza kicked at the shredded remains of the feratu . "Wouldn't a moving target be harder to hit?"
Jonah frowned. "You're leaving when?"
"Right now," said Stanza. "Trust me, they're already closing in on you."
Jonah shook his head. "Mom and Dad's funeral is tomorrow."
"Would they rather have you alive or undead? What do you think?" Stanza marched over and lifted the dead vampire's head by her bloody blonde hair. The head tore away, and the rest of the corpse slumped to the pavement. "This isn't a joke, Jonah. Want to end up like her?"
Jonah shifted his weight from one foot to the other. What he really wanted to do was run, all right...run away from Stanza and the blonde and the feratu and the funeral and everything. Just start over without all the noise.
"I need to think about it," said Jonah.
"There's no time." Stanza tossed the head aside and stomped over to stare him in the eye. "We've got to leave now ."
"And go where?" said Jonah. "What's the first stop?"
"Church, of course." Stanza smiled. "Where did you think?"
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About the Author
Robert T. Jeschonek is an award-winning writer whose fiction, comics, essays, articles, and podcasts have been published around the world. DC Comics, Simon & Schuster, and DAW have published his work. According to Hugo and Nebula Award winner Mike Resnick, Robert "is a towering talent." Robert was nominated for the British Fantasy Award for his story, "Fear of Rain." His young adult urban fantasy novel, My Favorite Band Does Not Exist, is now available from Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and received a starred review from Booklist . Visit him online at www.robertjeschonek.com . You can also find him on Facebook and follow him as @TheFictioneer on Twitter. For news on his latest online projects, visit the Pie Press website at www.piepresspublishing.com .
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E-books by Robert T. Jeschonek
Fantasy
6 Fantasy Stories
 Blazing Bodices
Earthshaker â a novel
Groupie Everlasting
Rose Head
The Genie's Secret
The Return of Alice
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Horror
Bloodliner â a novel
Diary of a Maggot
Dionysus Dying
Fear of Rain
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Humor (Adults Only)
Dicks â a novel
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Literary
6 Short Stories
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Mystery
Dancing With Murder (a cozy mystery written as Samantha Shepherd)
The First Detect-Eve
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6 Scifi Stories
Give The Hippo What He Wants
My Cannibal Lover
Off The Face Of The Earth
One Awake In All The World
Playing Doctor
Serial Killer vs. E-Merica
Teacher of the Century
The Greatest Serial Killer in the Universe
The Love Quest of Smidgen the Snack Cake
Universal Language â a novel
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Superheroes
7 Comic Book Scripts
A Matter of Size (mature readers)
Forced Retirement
Heroes of Global Warming
The Masked Family â a novel
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Thrillers
Day 9 â a novel
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Trek Trilogy
Trek Fail!
Trek Off!
Trek This!
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Young Readers
Dolphin Knight â a novel
Lump
Tommy Puke and the Boy with the Golden Barf
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