Chryse Wymer

It’s 2035 John Marks finds himself in prison after murdering Brandon Miller. He has no idea why he did it. He remembers picking up “Brenda” aka Brandon hitchhiking but then nothing.

As part of a murderer’s prison sentence in 2035, a prisoner can be place in the home of the victim’s family. The family is allowed to use the prisoner essentially as a slave and do anything they want to him. He sleeps in what is essentially a box in a cell guarded every night. During the day he is at the Miller’s beck and call.

The Miller’s have not moved on with their lives after the death of their son. They are very close to Brandon’s homosexual lover, Patrick who insists he knows the reason that John Marks killed Brandon.

Ms. Wymer’s novella looks into a family trying to deal with the death of their son. Can they move on? How can they move on? Can they forgive their son’s murderer? It also tells a young man’s journey to discover why he committed murder - and then his solution.

Living with Murder is a well written science fiction story that includes a very thoughtful look at a family’s tragedy and their lives afterwards.
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t is the perfect length for a short story, a nice quick read, except do not read it to quick or you will get a bit lost. The writing style is first person narrative, and reads in an almost noir-esque fashion, kind of like a private eye tale. The voice of Charlie Landers, our lead character, is what you would expect from a seasoned journalist in a small town.

The cast of characters is a hoot too, Master aka The Dork of Darkness! The descriptions of his coworkers, the colorful choice of metaphors and as I said noir-esque style of writing. Perhaps more of a parody of noir writing! It is a rumble tumble ride to save himself, despite having to turn to the one thing that does seem to scare him, because running away from the cops certainly didn't, an that was dark magic! Who will get the switch in the end? Well you are going to have to fork over 99¢ and find out!… (meer)

Nine horror stories are presented in this anthology, two of them excerpts from novels to come. They range from human horror to ghost hunters, from fantasy to science gone wrong, from a house that’s haunted in a very different way to witchcraft, and one that I never figured out if it was a werewolf or a zombie story. The scary factor will vary according to what the reader’s particular psychological makeup is like; for me, none were creepy crawly but all were well written. The ghost hunter stories I feel would make a good TV series, while “This Dark Magic” has enough twists and false leads to keep things very interesting. The formatting has some rather unique problems, which are annoying but not enough to make me stop reading. A quick and fun read for horror fans.… (meer)