1The Night Herring Beginning amid the ghost-wet ruins of late 18th century America, a deeply uneasy contract, wrapped in fear, desperation, and the slow burn of vengeance-to-be. A story about a woman's identity being snatched, and the slow, creeping reclamation of self through shadow, spite, and centuries. "Now go hydrate. You've got curses to write and men to curse, Mistress!"