Hex Appeal
“in the anthology Strange Brew (2010).* * *You have to have a strong stomach if you’re a witch—especially one who deals in potions, because potions in general are not made out of, say, sweet herbs and baby’s breath. But still, as I opened my front door and stepped in, and dropped my bag on the chair, the smell hit me like an iron skillet to the face.I gagged, covered my mouth and nose, and fought down an overpowering impulse to turn around and leave.But that wouldn’t do because it was my hou...se, and besides, there was no way I was going to let on how bad that stench actually had hit me. I was a professional, dammit.Although it was, in fact, really bad. I blinked, wiped tears away from my eyes, locked the door behind me, and took several self-abusing deep breaths before my gag reflex subsided and my body adjusted to the new, foully odorous reality. It was all the worse because I had a great house. It should have smelled like vanilla and cinnamon, maybe, not like rotting corpses and cancer, with a high note of ancient, sweaty armpits.“Honey?”MoreLess
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