Author

Daniel McPherson

Daniel McPherson is a computer engineer and musician from Blacksburg, Virginia. After some success as a teen writer, with publications in Merlyn's Pen magazine and the young writers anthology White Knuckles, he fell out of writing until his passion for storytelling was rekindled by creating bed time stories for his son. His recent fiction has appeared in the humorous speculative fiction anthologies Alternate Hilarities and Alternate Hilarities 2: Vampires Suck.

Collector's Item

I answer the door. The man who stands at the threshold opens his mouth to speak, then pauses, staring at me. The edges of his mouth curl into a grin, and he licks his thin lips. For reasons I do not understand, I am overcome by an urge to slam the door in his face. But my…