You Were Never Really Here

My friend and I had the same dream about a childhood fun land that never existed. We found it, and now we can't find the exit. Welcome to the game. The only rule you know for sure I you must smile. Our local grocery store started selling products that don't exist. My mother is performing a puppet show for my sister and me in the basement. When the show ends, she's told us, we all die. My dad has a second face. It's the one that works for monsters. I woke up in my apartment to find a note on the wall. It said, "This is not your home." In these tales and others, Gerden Ibrahim crafts tales of psychological dread and reality-bending terror that will linger long after the last page.