All Manner of Thing
Words By Rebecca Mlinek, Art By Daniel Reneau
Blood pooled in the corner of the baby’s mouth. His mother sat with her eyes closed. He was warm and sleepy. He matched his breathing to hers. Tired, Sophie thought. The word rolled through her mind like a mantra. Tired. Tired. Tired. She felt it layer over her like the quills of a porcupine. She envisioned herself curled…
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Rebecca Mlinek
Rebecca Mlinek teaches writing at the GW Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Towson, MD. She is currently writing a novel set during the Civil War for Zoozil Media, as well as a supernatural thriller just for the fun of it. Occasionally her addiction to screenplay writing takes over, and for that she apologizes to both her students and editors. Rebecca lives outside of the suburban blight with her non-werewolf husband and their six daughters. Yes, six. She finds time to write by neglecting the laundry.
Daniel Reneau
Daniel is a Denver-based illustrator skilled in digital and traditional mediums, and specializes in horror, fantasy, science fiction and comic book illustration. He is a winner of the 2013 L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future award, and a graduate of the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
