Ever since surviving the attack of a local queer nightclub, Antonia’s life has unraveled. She can’t sleep, she can’t think, and she certainly can’t focus on the new restaurant she and her friends recently opened together in New York. The only solace comes in the form of a new experimental street drug called Cloud, gifted to her by a mysterious stranger with a peculiar lifestyle. Chronic insomnia miraculously cured, Chef Antonia finds herself consumed by a singular obsession: crafting the perfect dish, one purified from all the rot of the universe. But perfection has a price—and Antonia is running out of time to pay it back.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Valentina Rojas is a writer whose work delves into the forsaken and the unknown. Her recent work can be found in Ghoulish Tales, Coffin Bell Journal, and Mouthfeel Fiction. A graduate of the University of St Andrews with a degree in International Relations, she’s been seeking redemption ever since. When not crafting her web of horror, Valentina can be found working in games or haunting the Rockies with her partner and their three dogs; Zelda, Olivia Souffle, and Toast. This is her first novella.