The Fruit Of Thy Womb

by Lori R. Lopez

Overview

Another unique zombie tale from Lori R. Lopez, the author of "Heartbeat" and "The Lycaning", this time with Fruit Flies and two jaded strangers who learn that they are not as alone as they think. One of the themes of this novelette is to not wait for the world to be ending to start living. It's hot, and it's going to get a lot hotter when humans mutate into cannibalistic corpses. But that's not all; bugs are everywhere. In fact, bugs could be to blame in this worst-case scenario that may seem a bit close for comfort! Strap on your gas-mask while the pesticide flows. They're coming. Watch your back . . . and your front. Watch everything! Look for the author's horror collection ODDS AND ENDS, containing "The Fruit Of Thy Womb"!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148235651
Publisher:	Fairy Fly Entertainment
Publication date:	07/03/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	371 KB

About the Author

Lori R. Lopez was inspired to write “The Fruit Of Thy Womb” during a particularly thick infestation of Fruit Flies when she mentally envisioned a swarm of them mutating . . . growing teeth and eating her alive. From that assumption, it didn’t seem too far-fetched that the little dickens (dickenses, dickenzonians) could be the catalyst for a Zombie Apocalypse. However, most of her notions are not spawned from actual events. They simply pop up in her brain like those annoying windows that appear on your screen while you’re attempting to do something on a website. A lot like refrigerator magnets that weren’t there a moment ago. Or were they? Like a flock of birds swooping to peck your noggin because you find yourself in an Alfred Hitchcock Parallel Universe where the birds are not gentle singer-songwriters but closer to packs of flying wolves, and don’t get me started about taking a shower! Not that this is to imply her strokes of imagination are unwelcome. Only that they often arrive when she is struck by Lightning, also Lightning Bugs, and cannot immediately record them in some manner, or they bombard her with too many ideas and details at once. Or both. It’s enough to drive her mad and probably has a few times!
Though Lori prefers to make up her own monsters, when she does write about familiar creatures such as zombies, it is generally in her own fashion, her own style. She likes to be different and will not go down the popular beaten path unless there is a sharp twist or turn ahead she didn’t see coming, or did and forgot because she’s forgetful, so it surprised her anyway. That’s why she keeps a fresh supply of spare erasers and pumpkins and water-pistols in her closet . . . for emergency! (Lori keeps spare clothing on shelves to feed an infestation of hungry man-eating moths — wait, let her jot that down. Where was she?) In short, inspiration is both a blessing and a bane, exactly like a hot-air balloon without a basket. Or a ship without a sail (or motor, or paddle, or life-jacket). She is grateful for each of them, yet they never give her any peace, demanding to be written until she does, and by then there are hundreds more clamoring like noisy mosquitoes. Or a lengthy list of sequels that she really needs to take a year and get started upon, in case there might be a reader or two waiting. It’s rare that there is, but you never know. She could catch on, or at least catch a Cold . . .

Editorial Reviews

Lori R.Lopez writes differently. With a social message not so subtly hidden in the background, and flies with teeth, the light-yet-dark tale of THE FRUIT OF THY WOMB will without doubt keep you reading ... The thing is, at no point does it feel like a horror story, and yet when ever you stop reading the horror sinks in. Perhaps I was more afraid of this future, than what Lopez puts in it. Or maybe that was the point. You should read this.

Filing Words (Blog) - Mark Taylor

I read this story today and thoroughly enjoyed it. This is not just a zombie caper, there's much more to it. The storyline is perfect, I felt for both main characters. Lots of eating and that great Lori humour here. I loved it!

Amazon Reviewer - Jackie G. Williams

This was a great read. The characters were wonderfully developed despite the fact that this is a short story. There was heartache, hope, sadness and of course gore. I LOVED IT

Amazon Reviewer - Samantha Bourne

The Fruit of Thy Womb is a different type of zombie tale with a lot going on. The description was amazing, and the story flowed in a grotesque way that was satisfying.

Good Reads - Emily Walker

A Picture of our World in (Literal) Decay

Lori R. Lopez ROCKS! Which most of you already know ... And so does this tale. An all-too realistic combination of heat and bugs readers can (uncomfortably) feel might make you squirm. But .... There's more ... A good deal more ...

Good Reads - Tamara Turner