One Hundred Thousand Lives After Death

The human Tillie may have died a decade ago, but the spiders that inhabit her bones have only just started living.

If their roles had been reversed, she did not know if she could have found his courage to stay. To rewrite the boundaries of humanity to keep him squarely inside it, no matter how monstrous he became.

Half of Tillie's life is perfect. She and her husband live in an idyllic cottage with model trains in the attic, a studio for her art, and a beautiful garden that nestles close to t...