April 2 - "Life with Father"

“Life with Father”
by Bentley Little
The Collection (2002)

- (Bleh) Realistic

Father does not waste. Everything can be reused and recycled, including his two daughters and The Pets.

There are stories that are just not for me. Stories in which characters or situations go beyond what I consider to be in good taste. I don’t run across these very often; I can handle quite a lot – tolerate much. The younger girl’s decision to kill their vampire of a father allows the story its only saving grace. It’s not much – it is but one detail in a story full of horrific events – that allows me to make any connection other than disgust.