Stories are stories, and pictures are pictures. But some pictures tell a story, and some stories paint a picture. Paranormal Romances is the last. It's one of the better ways to make something that's complete in short fiction, and we have an example here.
This is the story of Sheila the witch, and her struggles with a subject on which she is an expert. Spoiler Alert: In order to say anything else about this story I pretty much have to give the picture's subject away, so be warned.
Sheila makes a living at witchcraft, specializing in love spells. She's good at what she does and not greedy, so she has what she believes to be a satisfying life--evenings alone, dinner once a week with her gay neighbors who are quite nice and love her. Her mother is getting desperate to fix her up, and that desperation (and resulting lousy date, complete with inappropriate disclosures from her mother) gets her off the schneid to go find some romance of her own.
So in the end you're pulling for her, which is a good thing. Read this one if you're a bit down, but too proud to just whistle a happy tune. 3 stars from me.
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