Hole-in-the-Wall Shrink
(2021)(Book 24 in the Uncollected Anthology Shorts series)
A Story by Annie Reed
The law of equivalent exchange. The bedrock of the practice of alchemy.
For the owner of a hole-in-the-wall bar, a little alchemy from an unexpected source turns out to be the perfect way to keep her business afloat. Enhance a few bottles of high-class booze for a few special customers, and all of a sudden they’re not just carrying on conversations with her, they’re confiding business secrets they wouldn’t let slip to anyone else.
Sure, alchemy comes with a cost—equivalent exchange, remember?—but she always thought she was willing to pay the price.
Right up until she serves that special booze to one of the old gods, a powerful businessman with a plan of his own.
‘One of the best writers I’ve come across in years.’ –Kristine Kathryn Rusch
‘The appearance of a new Annie Reed story is a treat. Try one and you’ll be hooked.’ –David H. Hendrickson, award-winning author of ‘Death in the Serengeti
‘Annie’s writing is magic, seriously.’ –Robert J. McCarter, author of A Ghost’s Memoir series
Genre: Fantasy
For the owner of a hole-in-the-wall bar, a little alchemy from an unexpected source turns out to be the perfect way to keep her business afloat. Enhance a few bottles of high-class booze for a few special customers, and all of a sudden they’re not just carrying on conversations with her, they’re confiding business secrets they wouldn’t let slip to anyone else.
Sure, alchemy comes with a cost—equivalent exchange, remember?—but she always thought she was willing to pay the price.
Right up until she serves that special booze to one of the old gods, a powerful businessman with a plan of his own.
‘One of the best writers I’ve come across in years.’ –Kristine Kathryn Rusch
‘The appearance of a new Annie Reed story is a treat. Try one and you’ll be hooked.’ –David H. Hendrickson, award-winning author of ‘Death in the Serengeti
‘Annie’s writing is magic, seriously.’ –Robert J. McCarter, author of A Ghost’s Memoir series
Genre: Fantasy
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