Don’t Come Round Tonight
It’s no joke, is lycanthropy.
Fair enough, you get your fresh air and exercise, communing with nature and all that sort of thing and the sex–the sex is terrific. I could go for hours when the moon’s on me.
Added to which there’s the fury, it’s a wrestling match of blood and bone with the hot slop of juices down your chin and you’ve not lived until you’ve tasted marrow, sucked it from the spine that’s snapping under you, shucked a person open like an oyster and felt their insides rush down your throat, feasted on the whole stinking, slobbering mess.
What you might term the viscera. You can’t move for the viscera.
But try cleaning it out from under your fingernails. I’m getting through a packet of toothpicks a month here.
That’s not the worst of it. You want to know the worst?
I’m a vegetarian.
I remember this one, Sarah :) Nice twist.
Comment by Oonah V Joslin — October 16, 2008 @ 4:39 am
Thanks, Oonah, and for recommending this great venue!
Comment by Sarah Hilary — October 16, 2008 @ 4:53 am
Gory. Disgusting. Great.
Comment by jennifer walmsley — October 16, 2008 @ 5:39 am
Thanks for reading, Jennifer.
Comment by Sarah Hilary — October 16, 2008 @ 5:41 am
A vegetarian werewolf, now there’s true horror!
Cheers
Mark
Comment by mark dalligan — October 17, 2008 @ 9:25 am
Thanks, Mark, I think so myself. Can’t stand a fussy eater. :)
Comment by Sarah Hilary — October 17, 2008 @ 2:30 pm
“the hot slop of juices down your chin” — I think I’ll pass! Lovely gruesome story, Sarah.
Comment by justine — October 17, 2008 @ 9:44 pm
You mean it doesn’t tempt you, Justine? Thanks for reading!
Comment by Sarah Hilary — October 18, 2008 @ 1:34 am
Mmm, tasty! Are you sure you’re a vegetarian? I was - until I read this story!
Frances
Comment by FrancesG — October 21, 2008 @ 3:21 pm
Thanks, Frances, always nice to turn a reader. :)
Comment by Sarah Hilary — October 22, 2008 @ 12:29 pm
Great little piece, well written, and that third paragraph is a real peach.
Cheers,
Bob
Comment by bob jacobs — October 26, 2008 @ 10:28 am
Thanks, Bob! I worked hard to get that paragraph just so.
Comment by Sarah Hilary — October 29, 2008 @ 6:12 am