This week I have being reading Troll, a short story
by co-author penname Wodke Hawkinson.
As the title suggests, the tale revolves around the
appearance of one of these fantasy creatures in modern day America.
One quiet night in a quiet town suddenly takes a
fanciful air when the police department starts receiving calls of a troll
sighting under a local bridge. Two officers are despatched to investigate and
return with a short and seemingly mutated man.
Darrin Croft is the hapless sheriff who is left spending
the night trying to figure out who the strange little man is and if he is
simply mad and deformed or is in fact a troll.
Without spoiling it, the ending will certainly take
you by surprise.
Although it is short, the story does well to convey
the reactions of the police characters when they first encounter the strange,
diminutive man. The reactions and dialogue of the characters feels very
realistic for people who are forced to face such an unusual happening of myth
and magic in their modern day town.
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