Skullworm

by Joseph D'Agnese

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.***Skullworm is 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.

47 pages, Paperback

First published December 20, 2013

About the author

Joseph D’Agnese is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other national publications. His work has twice appeared in Best American Science Writing (HarperCollins). His children's picture book, BLOCKHEAD: THE LIFE OF FIBONACCI, was chosen as an honor book for the Mathical Book Prize—the first-ever prize for math-themed children's books. His crime fiction has been selected by guest editor/author James Patterson for inclusion in the prestigious anthology, Best American Mystery Stories 2015, D'Agnese lives in North Carolina.