So You’re Dead (teaser only)

By L. G. Merrick
Illustrated by Steve Morris

It’s a robbery gone wrong, and when it ends you’re standing over a bloody corpse. The police come and you realize hang on, that’s you. You’re the corpse. What a turn! You basically had a lot to live for — you had exotic fish, you had magazines, you were going to prove yourself someday — so you resent being dead. 

A white light appears and a soothing voice says, “Come hither, thee.” 

What happens next?

Sorry, bad news — you can’t find out right now. This story is out on submission, so it can’t appear here. Maybe in a month or two it will . . .

In the meantime, have a look at the Steve Morris artwork that was intended to illustrate it.