People who die are said to “croak” because of the croaking sounds they make on their deathbeds. #Deathrattle

My MC in #DeathRattle is a funeral director, so I chalked it up to “research” to stave off my usual mid-mass panic attack. (I also joked w/ my wife that it was preparation for teaching Midnight Mass this week).

I didn’t get much inspiration for Neil, but I *did* figure out a path I could take for Steph, my #Tertiary MC, or for Liz and Sandra, my ‘70s sapphics in #DanseMacabre.

No matter which pathway I take, I’m just thrilled to have a new idea rattling around in my head after four years.