Eat Drink and Be Wary

<p><strong>An entertaining short story collection of speculative fiction . . .-<em>Booklist</em></strong></p><p>Food. We use it to celebrate to provide both comfort and energy and to show our love. There's something about mixing a pinch of this and a dash of that to create something new. And when you pair it with the perfect drink . . . *chef's kiss*</p><p>Stories can do the same thing. They can be a celebration bring us comfort and energy and help us express our love. And when the perfect character is paired with the perfect plot . . . well then you have something worth devouring.</p><p>So take a place at the table and let's see what's on the menu. </p><p>For starters gather your pennies to bid for the last two jars of peaches for sale in an apocalyptic future. Follow it up with a slice of pizza guaranteed to bring love into your life. Dig into a shrimp and pasta dish so flavorful you'd swear it was some kind of witchcraft. Grab a plate of Lloyd's Secret Surprise-it's out of this world! And for dessert choose between some very memorable homemade cookies a slice of chocolate cream pie worth dying for or a life-sized gingerbread house-just make sure it's not occupied before you start nibbling at the door.</p><p>This collection of nineteen stories is packed full with hearty plots meaty characters and a surprising and mysterious twist at the end to serve as the perfect dessert.<em> Eat Drink and Be Wary: Stories with a Delicious Twist</em> is the seventh anthology edited by Lisa Mangum and published by WordFire Press. Profits support the Don Hodge Memorial Scholarship fund for the Superstars Writing Seminars.</p>