( Skullworm is a short story.)
Love hurts. Breakups hurt more.
When Hank Headley gets dumped, he’ll do anything to forget his girlfriend. His high-pressure career depends on making clear, rational decisions.
Some lovesick people turn to booze or drugs. Hank does them one He rents a hideous creature specially bred to nibble his cares away.
It works like a charm.
But some things are hard to shake loose, once they get in your head.
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Skullworm is a 7,500-word short story, just one of six short stories in the Arm of Darkness collection.
The full collection, available separately, contains six short stories of Skullworm, Roadhouse, Glow, Kin, Sunshine Lady, and the origin story, Arm of Darkness.
Author Joseph D'Agnese is a frequent contributor to Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.