Bringing Light Into Darkness
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Janelle's grandfather is a broken man. Smart and caring, he still contains a sadness that never goes away—just like the permanent limp he won't discuss.
The limp he got in the South in the 1960s, when being a Black man falsely accused of a crime meant terrible things.
Then Janelle gets a wild, impossible chance to help her grandfather and right the injustice….
"Bringing Light to Darkness" originally appeared in Obsessions: An Anthology of Original Fiction, 2020.
Dayle A. Dermatis
Dayle A. Dermatis is the author or coauthor of many novels (including snarky urban fantasies Ghosted and the forthcoming Shaded and Spectered) and more than a hundred short stories in multiple genres, appearing in such venues as Fiction River, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and DAW Books.Called the mastermind behind the Uncollected Anthology project, she also guest edits anthologies for Fiction River, and her own short fiction has been lauded in many year's best anthologies in erotica, mystery, and horror.She lives in a book- and cat-filled historic English-style cottage in the wild greenscapes of the Pacific Northwest. In her spare time she follows Styx around the country and travels the world, which inspires her writing.To find out where she’s wandered off to (and to get free fiction!), check out DayleDermatis.com and sign up for her newsletter or support her on Patreon.* * *I value honest feedback, and would love to hear your opinion in a review, if you’re so inclined, on your favorite book retailer’s site.* * *For more information:www.dayledermatis.com
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Janelle’s grandfather is a broken man. Smart and caring, he still contains a sadness that never goes away—just like the permanent limp he won’t discuss.
The limp he got in the South in the 1960s, when being a Black man falsely accused of a crime meant terrible things.
Then Janelle gets a wild, impossible chance to help her grandfather and right the injustice….
Bringing Light to Darkness
originally appeared in Obsessions: An Anthology of Original Fiction (Stark Publishing, 2020).
Bringing Light Into Darkness
My grandfather is a broken man.
I don’t mean to say he’s angry or mean; in fact, most of the time he’s warm, funny, and caring. The love he and my grandmother share is heartwarming. They still hold hands everywhere they go, and he always kisses her before he leaves the room.
But there’s a sadness in him, one that doesn’t go away. Neither will the permanent limp from an injury he refuses to discuss.
He refuses to discuss any of it, really, so when I was in my teens and old enough to understand there was a dark place in him, I asked my grandmother. She looked me up and down, her brown eyes searching mine, and then nodded, as if agreeing that now was the right time.
She was sitting in her favorite club chair, the one covered with orange and black African Kente-print fabric. She ran a hand over her tight curls, which had long gone from black to grey, then picked up a bottle of her favorite hand lotion.