Author

Jay Lake

Jay Lake lives in Portland, Oregon, where he works on numerous writing and editing projects. His novel Endurance appears from Tor Books in 2011. His short fiction appears regularly in literary and genre markets worldwide. Jay is winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and a multiple nominee for the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards.

"Hello," Said the Gun

"Hello," said the Gun. The Girl stopped, frozen in the act of bending to gather a handful of acorns. They were a bit old, a late windfall, but a good nut was not to be wasted. Clad in a wrap of gingham and faded blue flower print sewn together from truly ancient dresses she'd…