From the Archives: Cracker (Fiction)

We loved this one so much, we are bringing it back to life. Kinda like the protagonist in Bethany Browning's ghoulish short story.

By Bethany Browning

Mother died cracking her neck. Balled her fist, positioned it under her chin and pushed sharply to the left. The hyperextension snapped her vertebral artery in two, causing a stroke there was no coming back from. First, the left side of her face slid into a slobbery droop. Next, she was twitching on the kitchen floor until she wasn’t …