By K.L. Pereira
Published in Shimmer Magazine #24
Publication date: 03/15
Description, by Lois Tilton [Locus]: "The 2nd-person “You” is afflicted with a dreadful curse: every time she speaks, or even sighs, she calls Death. The phenomenon first manifested when she killed her beloved father; now she lives as a pariah, fearful of uttering a sound......."