Eliza met Matthew in a bookshop.

Can I help? He asked.

I’m looking for a play by Shakespeare.

Which one?

William.

He told the story at their wedding, anniversaries, and parties. Again and again until each word eat into her brain like a worm, like a scalpel, like hemlock.

Stephen is an Irish author living in Ireland. I enjoy reading everything from crime fiction to 19th century gothic short stories, novels and novellas.