Linda Scarlett

Queeny: a Monster Maker Linda Scarlett

A raspy, sinister whistling of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" swallows the room. Delicate hands sew two thick, fleshy pieces of material together. The needle is large. The thread, a heavy fishing line. The material is tough to sew. It looks like skin. The stitches are crude. When the sewing needle struggles to get free, the whistling stops. As the needle releases, the hands begin to sew again. The whistling continues where it left off. The next piece sewn onto the patchwork has hair on it, long human hair. Sometimes monster stories are real.