Kitchen Sink Drama:Vampire
You’re not supposed to invite a vampire in,Chloe realised,but here was Lilith on her doorstep with a bottle of red and a wide,toothy smile. “Lilith!” she said,in the same way one might say “Fire!” or “Avalanche!” Four hours later,just as she’d feared,Lilith was still in her apartment and monologuing,in graphic detail,on her work life,love life and myriad other lives in-between. Having long since failed to interrupt her,much less drive a stake through the evening,Chloe,as drained as that bottle of wine,swooned under the assault,resigned to her fate. Words by Paul Connolly. Illustration by Jim Pavlidis.