You shouldn’t be here. Your desire for sweetness drew you to my unlit porch. You—the bullied, the outsider—avoid the other children who visit houses adorned with welcome balloons. You’ll find no candy here, but I have what you need. Come and choose one of my black cat’s kittens.

Fiona lives in Western Australia on Noongar Boodja. She is revising her first novel and is too easily distracted by flash and micro.