Malnourished themes. Stillborn characters. His books have been lying in state in a bookstore. There are mud dauber nests like the tombstones on the covers. The bookworms creep undisturbed. A new creation originates from his frustration. His protagonist molests a thousand year-old-goddess in a nook of his new novel. Her shriek wakes the devotees up. Religious turbulence. Even an illiterate buys a copy. First published in issue #24 of The Literary Hatchet.