Lucy December Series
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Rare books: There’s nothing like making a new friend while exorcising a ghost from a library.
Eighth Night: Being a Jewish vampire is hard enough. A neighborhood crisis during a night of faith doesn’t make it easier.
Fury: Megaera battles an unstoppable demon from her past in the skies over San Francisco.
Zombie Walk: Real zombies invade a fake fun zombie walk.
Sin Walker: A shape-shifting monster is framing innocents in a murder spree.
Moonlighting: Lucy has to take a tech office job to investigate a series of vampire bites. She is very bad at her job.
The Dogfather: The Werewolf mafia is in town.
Horse Head: Lucy’s vacation is interrupted by Filipino demons.
Spirit Bottle: A rich techbro accidentally summons a Vodou curse, then hires Lucy to save his family.
Devil’s Smile: A local witch asks Lucy’s help to battle an evil entity, but there is more to this case than it seems.
Firespitter: A neighborly feud during Halloween is caused by an ancient Irish demon who wishes to bring the holiday back to its bloody roots.
Sweet Sixteen: Lucy gets Lily a car for her sixteenth birthday, but an evil Fae has other plans.
Flesh Eater: A cannibalistic spirit haunts the Redwood forest, and Lucy is on the case!
Hellbillies: Demon-possessed rednecks set a trap for Lucy and Meg.
Four Questions: What does Passover mean to one who is cursed? How can the undead have faith? Why do we observe these traditions? Why are they dear to our heart?
Rainbow in the Dark: A rock band sells their soul and needs Lucy’s help onstage.
Thunderstruck: A Valkyrie tries to steal Lucy’s magic sword.
The Iron Pen Yearly 24-Hour Short Stories Contest
The Iron Pen is an annual 24-hour short story contest sponsored by the Midwest Writing Center
https://www.mwcqc.org/
The Toymaker (2025): Prompt: “The world is held together, really it is held together, by the love and passion of very few people.”
Golden Eyes (2026): Prompt: “All Sins are Attempts to Fill Voids.”
Original Short Stories from Prompts
Abby: “Your character is stuck in the fridge. A bird is involved somehow.”
Price Tags: “The maid ruins everything.”
Slap in the Face: “Your character discovers a secret society and conspiracy.”
You Do You, Spiderbro: “Your roommate is a spider.”
Subtle Devils: “Your character desperately needs money.”
Toasty, a Tragedy: “A love story involving kitchen appliances.”
Glamp: “Your character is defending him or herself from accusations.”
THE LUCY DECEMBER TIMELINE
| December 6, 1165 | Lucy’s Birth Date |
| March 17, 1190 | Lucia bat Belaset becomes a vampire |
| Early 1900s | Lucy & Meg settle in San Francisco |
| 2017 — 2019 | Lucy meets Jim in “Rare Books” |
| Winter 2019 or 2020 | “Eighth Night” |
| August 2021 | Meet Megeara in “Fury” |
| October 2021, first or second week | Blood Hound |
| Halloween | Bad Blood |
| Halloween | “Zombie Walk” |
| November 2021 — January 2022 | “Sin Walker” |
| “ | “Brass Bulls” |
| “ | “Moonlighting” |
| “ | “The Dogfather” |
| “ | “Horse Head” |
| February 2022 | Silver Cross |
| March 2022 | Legion |
| April — July 2022 | “Spirit Bottle” |
| August — September 2022 | “Devil’s Smile” |
| October 2022 | “Firespitter” |
| Halloween Weekend | “Sweet Sixteen” |
| November 2022 | Welsh Witch (coming soon) |
| December 2022 — January 2023 | “Hellbillies” |
| February — March 2022 | “Four Questions” April 2023, Passover |
| April 2023, Passover | “Rainbow in the Dark” |
| Summer 2023 | “Thunderstruck” |