I honestly wasn’t sure what I could do for the Shakespearean-themed Tragicomedies issue, because I enjoy Shakespeare, but the only play I know (and mostly understand) backward and forward is the comedy Much Ado About Nothing, and how do you make that horror?

So I considered my favorite line over and over again and thought about how easily Much Ado could have been a tragedy. Throw in my favorite kind of supernatural, and while I’m sure some scholars of the play might turn in their graves, I love the way “Eat His Heart” eventually emerged. Also, I got to do all the wordplay my giddy heart could wish.

You can read it for free at the Crow’s Quill site.