After changing majors and graduating with top honours with a masters degree in education, Tris Prior finds herself with a great job, teaching at one of Chicago's most prestigious private schools: Amity Elementary. However, perceptions may often times be distorted and when presented with a difficult situation, Tris will have to trust herself and others to make tough decisions that will have long lasting effects. Easy answers don't always make the best solutions. New friendships will be formed and some questioning alliances made, all in an attempt to get to the truth. **The original Divergent characters and plot belong to Veronica Roth.** Fabulous cover designed by the brilliant @tobiasfetish (aka ohmyfourrrr). xoxo

"Gifts in the Dark" is a Day of the Dead tale set in the far future. It's the fifth story in Vonnie Winslow Crist's 2014 collection of science fiction, fantasy, and ghost stories, "Owl Light."

Cherry blossom lipstick: check Smokey eyes: check Skinny jeans: check Dead kid in the mirror: check For sixteen year old Mattie Hathaway, this is her normal everyday routine. She's been able to see ghosts since her mother tried to murder her when she was five years old. No way does she want anyone to know she can talk to spooks. Being a foster kid is hard enough without being labeled a freak too. Normally, she just ignores the ghosts and they go away. There's a little glitch this time. The ghost she sees is her foster sister, Sally. Everyone thinks she's just another runaway. Mattie knows the truth, though-she's dead, murdered. Foster kids look out for each other and Mattie feels like she has to help Sally, but she can't do it alone. Against her better judgment, she teams up with a young police officer and together they set out to discover the truth of Sally's disappearance. Now the killer has set his sights on her. It becomes a race to see if she can find the truth before the serial killer finds her.